Worst years for a Dodge Nitro
Owners have filed 1,635 complaints about the Dodge Nitro with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2012. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2007 Dodge Nitro676 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.
Every Dodge Nitro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2011 | B | 197 | 5 | 1 | 63,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | B | 111 | 3 | 2 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | A | 36 | 0 | 0 | 89,977 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | D | 611 | 25 | 16 | 85,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | D | 676 | 24 | 18 | 73,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2005 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Dodge Nitro
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 Nitro
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge Nitro, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Dodge Nitro 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 Nitro
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.