2010 Dodge Avenger problems
Owners have filed 248 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Dodge Avenger. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. After that come air bags (15%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 248 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 182 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 33 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 36 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 18 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 16 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 182 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 64,000 miles (34 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Dodge Avenger with enough data (105 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was coming into a turn and a dog ran in front of the car very fast and I jerked and hit the curb as I hit the curb the car went on top of it than back onto the street I tried to hit the brakes numerous of times but they went stiff and all steering went away it was locked I lost all control of the vehicle. The car hit another car, damaging it and my insurance totaled out the avenger. Now we are without a vehicle due to this.
More then (30) times intermittently electrical issues occur causing flashing (numbers/deck/fuse/blank) odometer, power for radio/time goes out, security system does not shut off or will not unlock the car, the car stalls while driving, the windows wont work, and starting the car can take several cranks. More importantly as a major safety issue, me and my daughter were stuck inside my car for an hour and a half because the electrical issue would not allow any of the doors to unlock.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge avenger. While driving at various speeds, the tires began to deflate rapidly. The contact inspected the vehicle and observed that the valve stem sleeve was corroded and fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000. ...updated 12/07/15 updated 12/15/15