FaultScore

Worst years for a Dodge Spirit

Owners have filed 603 complaints about the Dodge Spirit with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Dodge Spirit

119 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

1995 Dodge Spirit

45 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Dodge Spirit 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
2002 1 0 0 Wheels
1998 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1995 C 45 2 4 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 D 119 10 3 Transmission & Drivetrain
1993 D 118 10 5 Engine & Cooling
1992 77 4 6 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 135 11 8 Engine & Cooling
1990 82 7 11 Transmission & Drivetrain
1989 25 0 1 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Dodge Spirit

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

Engine & Cooling 101 16.7%

Worst in 1991

Worst in 1994

Worst in 1993

Airbags 53 8.8%

Worst in 1990

Suspension 46 7.6%

Worst in 1993

Brakes 41 6.8%

Worst in 1992

Steering 29 4.8%

Worst in 1991

Worst in 1991

Seat Belts 25 4.1%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 23 3.8%

Worst in 1994

Seats 21 3.5%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 18 3.0%

Worst in 1991

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 17 2.8%

Worst in 1994

Lights 12 2.0%

Worst in 1993

Exactly what failed on a Dodge Spirit

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

Engine 55 20.5%
Automatic Transmission 47 17.5%
Frontal 33 12.3%
Rear 28 10.4%
Ignition 22 8.2%
Switch 20 7.5%
Axle Assembly 20 7.5%
Gasoline 18 6.7%
Recliner 14 5.2%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys 11 4.1%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 21 Sep 2019

Dodge Spirit 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 Spirit

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