Worst years for a Dodge Avenger
Owners have filed 4,737 complaints about the Dodge Avenger with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 2015. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
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2012 Dodge Avenger837 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly other & unspecified.
Every Dodge Avenger 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | D | 330 | 39 | 5 | 50,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | D | 872 | 48 | 13 | 72,300 | Airbags |
| 2012 | D | 837 | 61 | 17 | 69,900 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | C | 311 | 22 | 4 | 79,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2010 | C | 248 | 24 | 12 | 75,200 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | A | 99 | 4 | 0 | 80,750 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | D | 1,238 | 63 | 40 | 75,997 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2007 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | A | 33 | 0 | 1 | 54,437 | Brakes |
| 1999 | B | 96 | 6 | 2 | 65,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 72 | 16 | 1 | 84,500 | Suspension |
| 1997 | C | 109 | 18 | 0 | 94,500 | Suspension |
| 1996 | C | 235 | 28 | 3 | 131,000 | Suspension |
| 1995 | C | 254 | 30 | 3 | 113,080 | Suspension |
What breaks on a Dodge Avenger
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Dodge Avenger
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge Avenger, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Dodge Avenger problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Dodge Avenger
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.