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2012 Dodge Avenger wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 122 complaints for the 2012 Dodge Avenger, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
122 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
71,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Avenger Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 71,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 16 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 28 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 16 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 71,000 miles
Based on 90 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles16
60k to 80k miles28
80k to 100k miles16
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 90 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

There is no heat on the passenger side but there is heat on the driver's side. There seems to be a mechanical defect with this vehicle because the vehicle stalled on a hill in park and started to roll down the hill and the brake and everything stopped working at that moment in the car. I also had another incident with the car stalling while driving and due to this it caused another accident. The car is also well kept, but it seems to have a mechanical defect

Reported at 5 miles, March 2019 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. While attempting to heat the vehicle and activate the windshield defroster, the contact realized that the features were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the heater core needed to be replaced also, mechanic diagnosed the problem as the actuator doors. Independent dealer cut and open the dash and found heater core was plugged with silicone and dust particals from when factory put engine together.

Reported at 146,000 miles, January 2019

Other problems reported for the 2012 Dodge Avenger

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