Isuzu Rodeo vs Dodge Journey

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Isuzu Rodeo	Dodge Journey
Complaints on file	3,296	8,009
Model years covered	1991–2008	2007–2020
Worst model year	1999	2009
Best model year	2004	2008
Crashes reported	378	350
Fires reported	76	165
Injuries reported	175	278
Deaths reported	11	3
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	19.4%	9.9%

Isuzu Rodeo by year

60 112 41 122 233 121 167 627 735 354 515 121 19 68 1

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 08

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 640 19.4%

Body & Structure 558 16.9%

Suspension 396 12.0%

Engine & Cooling 300 9.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 211 6.4%

Electrical System 177 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 139 4.2%

Dodge Journey by year

7 12 2,091 1,484 253 623 511 651 872 614 317 351 134 89

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 2,108 26.3%

Engine & Cooling 1,041 13.0%

Brakes 1,011 12.6%

Airbags 637 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 616 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 497 6.2%

Steering 340 4.2%

Seats 305 3.8%