FaultScore

Worst years for a Dodge B250

Owners have filed 134 complaints about the Dodge B250 with NHTSA across model years 1981 to 1998. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Dodge B250

46 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

1995 Dodge B250

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Dodge B250 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
1998 2 1 0 Airbags
1997 6 0 0 Brakes
1996 5 0 0 Tires
1995 A 12 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 C 46 0 1 Body & Structure
1993 C 20 2 0 Brakes
1992 13 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 8 2 0 Electrical System
1990 8 0 0 Brakes
1989 4 0 0 Steering
1988 2 0 0 Steering
1987 6 0 0 Tires
1986 1 0 1 Electrical System
1981 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a Dodge B250

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

Brakes 19 14.2%

Worst in 1994

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 10.4%

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 14 10.4%

Worst in 1991

Body & Structure 14 10.4%

Worst in 1994

Tires 11 8.2%

Worst in 1987

Fuel & Propulsion 10 7.5%

Worst in 1994

Engine & Cooling 9 6.7%

Worst in 1994

Steering 8 6.0%

Worst in 1993

Seats 6 4.5%

Worst in 1994

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 3.7%

Worst in 1994

Seat Belts 5 3.7%

Worst in 1994

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 3.0%

Worst in 1993

Suspension 3 2.2%

Worst in 1994

Wheels 3 2.2%

Worst in 1993

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Dodge B250, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 8 Jun 2020

Compare the Dodge B250

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