Worst years for a Dodge Neon
Owners have filed 4,954 complaints about the Dodge Neon with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2005. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1995 Dodge Neon1,415 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Dodge Neon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | C | 133 | 34 | 2 | 51,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | C | 141 | 24 | 8 | 54,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | C | 290 | 31 | 35 | 54,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | C | 230 | 34 | 3 | 49,800 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | C | 199 | 50 | 1 | 51,000 | Airbags |
| 2000 | D | 489 | 104 | 7 | 60,750 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 152 | 29 | 5 | 59,995 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 451 | 56 | 3 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | D | 553 | 61 | 17 | 62,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 887 | 58 | 5 | 74,561 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | D | 1,415 | 174 | 72 | 82,741 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | B | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Dodge Neon
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 Neon
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge Neon, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Dodge Neon 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 Neon
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.