Worst years for a Dodge Dakota
Owners have filed 9,236 complaints about the Dodge Dakota with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 2011. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.
Every Dodge Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | C | 53 | 10 | 0 | 42,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 48 | 6 | 0 | 50,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | A | 23 | 1 | 0 | 68,547 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2008 | C | 131 | 10 | 1 | 57,012 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 167 | 12 | 3 | 49,562 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 385 | 29 | 9 | 53,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 598 | 37 | 35 | 58,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | C | 287 | 12 | 6 | 45,500 | Steering |
| 2003 | C | 419 | 22 | 5 | 33,750 | Suspension |
| 2002 | F | 946 | 71 | 23 | 38,000 | Suspension |
| 2001 | D | 945 | 58 | 12 | 50,000 | Suspension |
| 2000 | D | 1,096 | 77 | 16 | 51,000 | Suspension |
| 1999 | D | 1,011 | 67 | 6 | 58,955 | Suspension |
| 1998 | D | 793 | 58 | 1 | 68,500 | Suspension |
| 1997 | D | 650 | 49 | 11 | 70,000 | Suspension |
| 1996 | C | 250 | 24 | 6 | 89,397 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1995 | C | 294 | 42 | 6 | 90,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1994 | C | 240 | 44 | 4 | 115,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 159 | 15 | 10 | 80,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 314 | 22 | 11 | 160,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1991 | — | 161 | 11 | 5 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 88 | 5 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1989 | — | 88 | 3 | 2 | 124,990 | Steering |
| 1988 | — | 65 | 3 | 3 | — | Steering |
| 1987 | — | 21 | 0 | 3 | — | Steering |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Dodge Dakota
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 Dakota
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge Dakota, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Dodge Dakota 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 Dakota
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.