FaultScore

Dodge Aries problems

Owners have filed 63 complaints about the Dodge Aries with NHTSA across model years 1981 to 1989. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Dodge Aries year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1989 13 0 1 Brakes
1988 13 0 1 Steering
1987 20 1 1 Engine & Cooling
1986 4 1 0 Engine & Cooling
1985 2 0 0 Electrical System
1984 2 0 0 Electrical System
1983 3 0 0 Electrical System
1982 4 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1981 2 0 0 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Dodge Aries

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 8 12.7%

Worst in 1987

Electrical System 8 12.7%

Worst in 1988

Steering 7 11.1%

Worst in 1988

Brakes 6 9.5%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 6 9.5%

Worst in 1989

Suspension 5 7.9%

Worst in 1987

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 7.9%

Worst in 1989

Fuel & Propulsion 4 6.3%

Worst in 1982

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.8%

Worst in 1986

Body & Structure 3 4.8%

Worst in 1989

Equipment & Accessories 2 3.2%

Worst in 1989

Lights 1 1.6%

Worst in 1989

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.6%

Worst in 1984

Tires 1 1.6%

Worst in 1987

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Dodge Aries, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 11 Jun 2004

Compare the Dodge Aries

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.