Dodge Viper problems

Owners have filed 85 complaints about the Dodge Viper with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2015. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Every Dodge Viper 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
2015 — 5 0 0 14,500 Electrical System
2014 — 4 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2013 — 7 0 0 6,700 Electrical System
2006 — 3 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2005 — 10 7 0 23,500 Airbags
2004 — 11 0 0 23,240 Airbags
2003 — 7 2 0 — Airbags
2002 — 1 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 — 1 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion
2000 — 9 0 0 23,400 Body & Structure
1999 — 2 0 0 — Steering
1998 — 4 0 0 — Steering
1997 — 3 0 0 — Body & Structure
1996 — 8 0 0 — Body & Structure
1995 — 3 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1994 — 5 0 0 — Body & Structure
1993 — 2 0 0 — Body & Structure

What breaks on a Dodge Viper

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

Body & Structure 19 22.4%

Worst in 1994

Airbags 11 12.9%

Worst in 2005

Steering 11 12.9%

Worst in 2005

Engine & Cooling 9 10.6%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 8 9.4%

Worst in 2013

Suspension 6 7.1%

Worst in 2004

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 5.9%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 4.7%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 3 3.5%

Worst in 2000

Other & Unspecified 3 3.5%

Worst in 1996

Seats 2 2.4%

Worst in 1997

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.2%

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.2%

Worst in 2001

Tires 1 1.2%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 6 Aug 2024

Compare the Dodge Viper

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