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2012 Dodge Dart engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 168 complaints for the 2012 Dodge Dart, 11% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
168 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
37,000 miles 145 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 7
Injuries and deaths
2 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Dart Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 37,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 44 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 30 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 38 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 20 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 37,000 miles
Based on 145 complaints that include mileage. 77% 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 miles44
20k to 40k miles30
40k to 60k miles38
60k to 80k miles20
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 145 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 7 fires, 2 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge dart. While making a turn at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled and crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The contact suffered injuries and was hospitalized. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was invalid.

Reported at 100,000 miles, March 2019 CrashInjury

Vehicle approached stop light, accelerator pedal was released and brakes applied. Vehicle came to complete stop and was at idle speed. Engine RPM suddenly increased to near 5k. Operator had witness in car. Witness observed operator to have foot on brake and not on gas. Fca notified due to lack of response to recall on TCM that had been over 18 months. Fca set appointment with dealer. Dealer advised that fca sent engineers to inspect car at dealership.

Reported at 20,000 miles, February 2017

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