FaultScore

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.

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
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.

Engine & Cooling 20 29.9%

Worst in 1987

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 11.9%

Worst in 1988

Brakes 6 9.0%

Worst in 1988

Body & Structure 6 9.0%

Worst in 1988

Steering 5 7.5%

Worst in 1988

Fuel & Propulsion 4 6.0%

Worst in 1988

Seat Belts 4 6.0%

Worst in 1988

Electrical System 3 4.5%

Worst in 1988

Suspension 3 4.5%

Worst in 1985

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 3.0%

Worst in 1988

Seats 2 3.0%

Worst in 1988

Lights 1 1.5%

Worst in 1982

Tires 1 1.5%

Worst in 1989

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.5%

Worst in 1981

Complaints filed over time

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

Feb 1995 peak 11 Apr 2010

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.