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Best and worst years for the Dodge Dakota

Of the 21 model years of the Dodge Dakota with enough data to compare, the 2000 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (847), and the 2010 has the fewest (27).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Dodge Dakota 0 425 850 1990: 38 38 '90 1991: 69 1992: 195 '92 1993: 79 1994: 145 '94 1995: 195 1996: 150 '96 1997: 293 1998: 420 '98 1999: 679 2000: 847 847 '00 2001: 654 2002: 721 721 '02 2003: 312 2004: 220 '04 2005: 243 2006: 124 '06 2007: 83 2008: 55 '08 2009: 15 2010: 27 27 '10 2011: 42
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199038
199169
1992195
199379
1994145
1995195
1996150
1997293
1998420
1999679
2000847
2001654
2002721
2003312
2004220
2005243
2006124
200783
200855
200915
201027
201142

What stands out

The 2000 stands out, with about 4.3 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2000 and 2002. Or the years with the fewest: 2010 and 1990.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20114253
20102748
20091523
200855131
200783168
2006124386
2005243598
2004220287
2003312420
2002721946
2001654945
20008471,096
19996791,011
1998420793
1997293650
1996150250
1995195294
1994145240
199379159
1992195314
199169161
19903888