FaultScore

Worst years for a Dodge Stealth

Owners have filed 300 complaints about the Dodge Stealth with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 1997. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

1993 Dodge Stealth

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

Cleanest on record

1995 Dodge Stealth

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Dodge Stealth 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
1997 4 0 4 Electrical System
1996 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 B 17 2 0 102,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 C 32 2 0 89,875 Transmission & Drivetrain
1993 C 52 3 1 81,100 Transmission & Drivetrain
1992 122 2 1 105,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 72 0 0 113,775 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Dodge Stealth

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

Worst in 1992

Seat Belts 52 17.3%

Worst in 1992

Brakes 20 6.7%

Worst in 1993

Airbags 19 6.3%

Worst in 1992

Engine & Cooling 17 5.7%

Worst in 1992

Electrical System 11 3.7%

Worst in 1993

Fuel & Propulsion 11 3.7%

Worst in 1992

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 2.7%

Worst in 1994

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 2.3%

Worst in 1993

Suspension 6 2.0%

Worst in 1991

Other & Unspecified 6 2.0%

Worst in 1993

Steering 3 1.0%

Worst in 1992

Wheels 3 1.0%

Worst in 1993

Equipment & Accessories 3 1.0%

Worst in 1992

Exactly what failed on a Dodge Stealth

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

Manual Transmission 40 22.5%
Retractor 38 21.3%
Transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive) 29 16.3%
Automatic Transmission 27 15.2%
Column Shift 12 6.7%
Gasoline 10 5.6%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 7 3.9%
Frontal 6 3.4%
Cooling Unit AND Lines 5 2.8%
Sensor/Control Module 4 2.2%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 17 Sep 2023

Compare the Dodge Stealth

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