Worst years for a Dodge Journey
Owners have filed 7,994 complaints about the Dodge Journey with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2020. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
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2009 Dodge Journey2,091 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Dodge Journey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | B | 89 | 2 | 1 | 40,000 | Electrical System |
| 2019 | C | 134 | 11 | 0 | 29,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2018 | C | 347 | 11 | 1 | 27,000 | Electrical System |
| 2017 | C | 316 | 16 | 8 | 35,000 | Electrical System |
| 2016 | C | 613 | 34 | 8 | 55,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | D | 871 | 52 | 15 | 55,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | D | 645 | 50 | 15 | 52,646 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | C | 509 | 31 | 16 | 72,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | C | 623 | 34 | 17 | 85,060 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | B | 253 | 11 | 6 | 66,643 | Brakes |
| 2010 | D | 1,484 | 27 | 23 | 73,000 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | D | 2,091 | 71 | 53 | 65,000 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40,000 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Dodge Journey
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 Journey
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge Journey, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Dodge Journey 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 Journey
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.