FaultScore

Worst years for a Dodge Dodge Truck

Owners have filed 454 complaints about the Dodge Dodge Truck with NHTSA across model years 1973 to 2003. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Dodge Dodge Truck

26 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

1995 Dodge Dodge Truck

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Dodge Dodge Truck 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
2003 D 26 4 0 17,297 Suspension
2002 D 25 2 2 36,000 Suspension
2001 C 48 2 1 62,000 Body & Structure
2000 C 26 4 0 65,000 Suspension
1999 D 70 4 2 86,000 Suspension
1998 C 42 2 0 65,000 Body & Structure
1997 C 29 1 3 Suspension
1996 C 49 1 2 Brakes
1995 C 26 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 C 32 1 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
1993 7 3 0 Steering
1992 18 1 1 Engine & Cooling
1991 20 0 0 Steering
1990 14 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1989 2 0 0 Steering
1988 4 1 0 Steering
1987 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1986 3 0 0 Tires
1984 1 0 0 Tires
1981 1 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1980 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1976 2 0 0 Tires
1973 1 0 1 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Dodge Dodge Truck

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

Suspension 62 13.7%

Worst in 1999

Worst in 1994

Brakes 47 10.4%

Worst in 1996

Worst in 1996

Steering 37 8.1%

Worst in 1991

Worst in 2001

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 24 5.3%

Worst in 1997

Tires 23 5.1%

Worst in 1996

Equipment & Accessories 16 3.5%

Worst in 2001

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 2.9%

Worst in 1991

Seat Belts 13 2.9%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 13 2.9%

Worst in 1996

Airbags 12 2.6%

Worst in 1999

Exactly what failed on a Dodge Dodge Truck

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

Upper Ball Joint 27 19.9%
Automatic Transmission 19 14.0%
Lower Ball Joint 15 11.0%
Gasoline 14 10.3%
Tread/Belt 11 8.1%
Foundation Components 11 8.1%
AIR Conditioner 10 7.4%
Cooling Unit AND Lines 10 7.4%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 10 7.4%
Gear BOX (Other Than Rack AND Pinion) 9 6.6%

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 1995 peak 30 Sep 2011

Dodge Dodge Truck 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 Dodge Truck

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