Jeep Commander vs Dodge Dakota

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	Jeep Commander	Dodge Dakota
Complaints on file	3,923	9,236
Model years covered	2005–2010	1985–2011
Worst model year	2006	2002
Best model year	2009	2009
Crashes reported	167	691
Fires reported	39	178
Injuries reported	83	356
Deaths reported	3	24
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	7.4%	13.5%

Jeep Commander by year

7 2,342 982 458 64 70

05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,308 33.3%

Engine & Cooling 793 20.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 479 12.2%

Body & Structure 224 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 140 3.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 131 3.3%

Steering 117 3.0%

Brakes 116 3.0%

Dodge Dakota by year

3 1 21 65 88 88 161 314 159 240 294 250 650 793 1,011 1,096 945 946 419 287 598 385 167 131 23 48 53

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Suspension 2,348 25.4%

Brakes 1,449 15.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,060 11.5%

Steering 723 7.8%

Airbags 691 7.5%

Engine & Cooling 597 6.5%

Electrical System 465 5.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 238 2.6%