Worst years for a Dodge Dart
Owners have filed 3,702 complaints about the Dodge Dart with NHTSA across model years 1966 to 2016. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
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2012 Dodge Dart1,533 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Dodge Dart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | C | 363 | 21 | 9 | 48,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | C | 813 | 54 | 12 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | C | 565 | 38 | 13 | 39,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | A | 424 | 10 | 0 | 84,750 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | F | 1,533 | 96 | 29 | 42,410 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1974 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1968 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1966 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Dodge Dart
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 Dart
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge Dart, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Dodge Dart 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 Dart
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.