FaultScore

Worst years for a Dodge VAN

Owners have filed 256 complaints about the Dodge VAN with NHTSA across model years 1976 to 2002. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Dodge VAN

48 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

1998 Dodge VAN

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Dodge VAN 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 C 20 3 1 45,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 C 19 4 1 47,600 Electrical System
2000 D 48 4 0 53,000 Body & Structure
1999 C 20 4 2 127,500 Suspension
1998 A 26 0 0 89,500 Electrical System
1997 D 41 4 0 Brakes
1996 C 25 2 0 Engine & Cooling
1995 B 16 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 9 1 2 Transmission & Drivetrain
1993 4 0 0 Seat Belts
1991 8 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1989 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1979 1 0 0 Tires
1977 12 0 0 Steering
1976 1 0 0 Steering

What breaks on a Dodge VAN

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

Worst in 1997

Suspension 22 8.6%

Worst in 1997

Tires 21 8.2%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 20 7.8%

Worst in 1997

Engine & Cooling 19 7.4%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 18 7.0%

Worst in 1997

Brakes 18 7.0%

Worst in 1997

Body & Structure 17 6.6%

Worst in 2000

Steering 15 5.9%

Worst in 1977

Seat Belts 14 5.5%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 5.1%

Worst in 1997

Seats 13 5.1%

Worst in 2000

Equipment & Accessories 11 4.3%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 10 3.9%

Worst in 1998

Exactly what failed on a Dodge VAN

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

Automatic Transmission 12 18.5%
Frame AND Members 8 12.3%
Anchorage 8 12.3%
Tread/Belt 7 10.8%
Frontal 7 10.8%
Latch 5 7.7%
Engine 5 7.7%
Hydraulic Power Assist System 5 7.7%
AIR Conditioner 4 6.2%
Gasoline 4 6.2%

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 1995 peak 14 Aug 2017

Compare the Dodge VAN

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