FaultScore

Worst years for a Plymouth Breeze

Owners have filed 869 complaints about the Plymouth Breeze with NHTSA across model years 1996 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

1996 Plymouth Breeze

268 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2000 Plymouth Breeze

42 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Plymouth Breeze 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 2 0 0 Brakes
2000 B 42 1 26 100,000 Steering
1999 C 153 19 30 76,000 Engine & Cooling
1998 D 201 23 13 80,000 Engine & Cooling
1997 C 203 10 10 73,000 Engine & Cooling
1996 D 268 25 2 72,500 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Plymouth Breeze

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

Engine & Cooling 300 34.5%

Worst in 1996

Steering 88 10.1%

Worst in 1996

Brakes 87 10.0%

Worst in 1996

Worst in 1996

Worst in 1999

Airbags 44 5.1%

Worst in 1998

Suspension 39 4.5%

Worst in 1996

Worst in 1997

Acceleration & Cruise Control 23 2.6%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 22 2.5%

Worst in 1997

Equipment & Accessories 20 2.3%

Worst in 1999

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 18 2.1%

Worst in 1996

Body & Structure 15 1.7%

Worst in 1996

Seat Belts 11 1.3%

Worst in 1996

Exactly what failed on a Plymouth Breeze

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

Engine 183 44.2%
Gasoline 55 13.3%
Automatic Transmission 46 11.1%
Frontal 35 8.5%
Hose, Piping, AND Connections 21 5.1%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 18 4.3%
Foundation Components 17 4.1%
AIR Conditioner 13 3.1%
TIE ROD Assembly 13 3.1%
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch 13 3.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Plymouth Breeze, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 1996 peak 33 Dec 2019

Plymouth Breeze 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 Plymouth Breeze

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