Dodge Stratus by model year

3,617 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Dodge Stratus across 12 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 Stratus

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	462
1996	776
1997	451
1998	334
1999	344
2000	270
2001	269
2002	193
2003	110
2004	196
2005	99
2006	110

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2006	110	Suspension (21%)		21 to 22
2005	99	Engine (19%)	3	21 to 24
2004	196	Suspension (19%)	3	20 to 24
2003	110	Suspension (16%)	2	20 to 24
2002	193	Engine (25%)	2	20 to 22
2001	269	Engine (22%)	10	20 to 23
2000	270	Steering (24%)	5	19 to 22
1999	344	Brakes (21%)	3	20 to 27
1998	334	Engine (37%)	3	20 to 27
1997	451	Engine (38%)	4	21 to 27
1996	776	Engine (46%)	7	20 to 26
1995	462	Engine (24%)	7	21