Worst years for a Dodge Caravan
Owners have filed 14,200 complaints about the Dodge Caravan with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2017. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Dodge Caravan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2015 | C | 29 | 5 | 0 | 43,386 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | A | 27 | 1 | 0 | 57,192 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | B | 34 | 1 | 1 | 48,000 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | B | 116 | 5 | 3 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | A | 112 | 1 | 3 | 65,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | B | 257 | 8 | 8 | 59,900 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | A | 175 | 3 | 3 | 75,000 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | B | 421 | 13 | 6 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | B | 115 | 6 | 2 | 62,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2006 | B | 231 | 13 | 4 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 691 | 24 | 0 | 65,000 | Doors, Latches & Locks |
| 2004 | B | 83 | 3 | 4 | 72,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | C | 252 | 16 | 6 | 40,000 | Steering |
| 2002 | C | 326 | 26 | 11 | 52,476 | Airbags |
| 2001 | C | 341 | 9 | 6 | 52,102 | Airbags |
| 2000 | D | 613 | 85 | 7 | 77,782 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1999 | D | 745 | 64 | 21 | 84,000 | Airbags |
| 1998 | D | 840 | 62 | 31 | 81,525 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | D | 1,028 | 51 | 62 | 91,095 | Airbags |
| 1996 | D | 2,178 | 74 | 66 | 96,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | D | 656 | 74 | 7 | 88,658 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1994 | D | 836 | 116 | 7 | 107,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1993 | D | 1,229 | 87 | 7 | 127,672 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 1,126 | 60 | 14 | 145,000 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 773 | 40 | 15 | 107,545 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 341 | 16 | 8 | 140,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1989 | — | 236 | 13 | 13 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1988 | — | 135 | 5 | 6 | — | Doors, Latches & Locks |
| 1987 | — | 83 | 11 | 6 | — | Doors, Latches & Locks |
| 1986 | — | 55 | 6 | 2 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1985 | — | 85 | 8 | 6 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1984 | — | 26 | 5 | 0 | — | Doors, Latches & Locks |
What breaks on a Dodge Caravan
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 Caravan
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge Caravan, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Dodge Caravan 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 Caravan
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.