FaultScore

Dodge seat belt problems

Owners have filed 3,063 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on Dodge vehicles — 2% of everything reported about the brand, across 61 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Dodge Caravan, worst in 1992.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

3,063

Complaints

2%

Share of all Dodge complaints

440

Crashes

12

Fires

Which Dodge models have the most seat belt problems

Caravan 695 22.7%

Worst in 1992

Grand Caravan 372 12.1%

Worst in 1992

Durango 226 7.4%

Worst in 2014

Colt 217 7.1%

Worst in 1993

Avenger 206 6.7%

Worst in 2013

RAM 1500 172 5.6%

Worst in 1998

Dakota 149 4.9%

Worst in 1995

RAM 135 4.4%

Worst in 1994

Neon 100 3.3%

Worst in 2000

Intrepid 76 2.5%

Worst in 1999

Caliber 75 2.4%

Worst in 2011

RAM 2500 66 2.2%

Worst in 1999

Journey 65 2.1%

Worst in 2009

Stratus 60 2.0%

Worst in 1998

Charger 57 1.9%

Worst in 2013

Stealth 52 1.7%

Worst in 1992

Dart 39 1.3%

Worst in 2012

Shadow 33 1.1%

Worst in 1989

Challenger 29 0.9%

Worst in 2012

Spirit 25 0.8%

Worst in 1994

Worst Dodge model years for seat belt problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1992 Dodge Caravan 181 16% C
1993 Dodge Caravan 121 10% 148,500 C
1993 Dodge Colt 102 84% 108,000 F
1991 Dodge Caravan 94 12% C
1992 Dodge Grand Caravan 61 19% 167,000 D
2014 Dodge Durango 54 5% 70,400 A
2013 Dodge Avenger 52 6% 50,500 D
1993 Dodge Grand Caravan 46 12% 137,000 C
1996 Dodge Caravan 45 2% C
2012 Dodge Avenger 43 5% 65,000 F
2014 Dodge Avenger 39 12% 49,700 D
1998 Dodge RAM 1500 34 5% 84,000 F
1994 Dodge Caravan 31 4% F
1999 Dodge Durango 31 1% 85,750 F
1995 Dodge Dakota 27 9% 125,000 B
1998 Dodge Durango 27 2% 78,000 F
1989 Dodge Colt 25 68% F
1991 Dodge Grand Caravan 25 17% B
1999 Dodge RAM 1500 25 3% 120,000 D
2000 Dodge Caravan 25 4% 70,000 C