Worst years for a Plymouth Neon
Owners have filed 2,016 complaints about the Plymouth Neon with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2001. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1995 Plymouth Neon711 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Plymouth Neon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | C | 74 | 18 | 1 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 199 | 40 | 8 | 82,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | B | 82 | 8 | 3 | 57,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 237 | 23 | 5 | 66,123 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 234 | 22 | 2 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 476 | 41 | 11 | 73,238 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | F | 711 | 77 | 36 | 85,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Plymouth Neon
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 Plymouth Neon
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Plymouth Neon, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Plymouth Neon 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 Neon
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.