FaultScore

Dodge Daytona problems

Owners have filed 165 complaints about the Dodge Daytona with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 1993. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Dodge Daytona 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
1993 17 1 2 Transmission & Drivetrain
1992 19 2 2 Body & Structure
1991 17 3 0 Seats
1990 31 5 3 Engine & Cooling
1989 39 10 11 Engine & Cooling
1988 23 1 2 Engine & Cooling
1987 8 1 5 Electrical System
1986 4 0 3 Fuel & Propulsion
1985 5 0 2 Engine & Cooling
1984 2 1 0 Seats

What breaks on a Dodge Daytona

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

Engine & Cooling 30 18.2%

Worst in 1989

Electrical System 16 9.7%

Worst in 1989

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 9.1%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 15 9.1%

Worst in 1992

Seats 15 9.1%

Worst in 1991

Airbags 13 7.9%

Worst in 1989

Fuel & Propulsion 12 7.3%

Worst in 1989

Steering 9 5.5%

Worst in 1989

Brakes 9 5.5%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 7 4.2%

Worst in 1988

Suspension 6 3.6%

Worst in 1990

Doors, Latches & Locks 4 2.4%

Worst in 1991

Other & Unspecified 3 1.8%

Worst in 1990

Lights 2 1.2%

Worst in 1990

Exactly what failed on a Dodge Daytona

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Gasoline 16 19.8%
Frontal 12 14.8%
Automatic Transmission 11 13.6%
Recliner 9 11.1%
Engine 9 11.1%
Front Underhood 9 11.1%
Retractor 4 4.9%
Steering Wheel/Handle BAR 4 4.9%
Delivery 4 4.9%
Fuel Injection System 3 3.7%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 14 Oct 2006

Compare the Dodge Daytona

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