Worst years for a Dodge Stratus
Owners have filed 3,617 complaints about the Dodge Stratus with NHTSA across model years 1992 to 2007. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1996 Dodge Stratus776 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Dodge Stratus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 2006 | C | 110 | 28 | 3 | 54,000 | Suspension |
| 2005 | C | 99 | 22 | 6 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | C | 196 | 27 | 1 | 61,076 | Suspension |
| 2003 | B | 110 | 8 | 0 | 58,750 | Suspension |
| 2002 | C | 193 | 19 | 6 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | B | 269 | 9 | 2 | 65,086 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 270 | 21 | 70 | 85,000 | Steering |
| 1999 | D | 344 | 27 | 65 | 92,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | D | 334 | 30 | 19 | 75,628 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | D | 451 | 34 | 44 | 81,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 776 | 39 | 40 | 90,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | D | 462 | 30 | 15 | 88,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Dodge Stratus
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 Stratus
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge Stratus, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Dodge Stratus 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 Stratus
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.