Plymouth Reliant problems
Owners have filed 67 complaints about the Plymouth Reliant with NHTSA across model years 1981 to 1990. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Plymouth Reliant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 23 | 6 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1984 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1982 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 1981 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
What breaks on a Plymouth Reliant
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1987
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1985
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1982
Worst in 1989
Worst in 1981
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Plymouth Reliant, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Plymouth Reliant
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.