Dodge Neon by model year

4,955 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Dodge Neon across 11 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Dodge Neon

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1995	1,415
1996	887
1997	553
1998	451
1999	152
2000	489
2001	199
2002	230
2003	290
2004	141
2005	134

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2005	134	Cruise control (11%)
2004	141	Engine (16%)
2003	290	Electrical system (25%)
2002	230	Engine (12%)		24 to 27
2001	199	Air bags (17%)	4	24 to 26
2000	489	Brakes (16%)	5	24 to 27
1999	152	Engine (37%)		24 to 28
1998	451	Engine (46%)	1	24 to 29
1997	553	Engine (41%)	1	25 to 29
1996	887	Engine (41%)	2	25 to 28
1995	1,415	Engine (22%)	6	26 to 28