Dodge brakes problems
Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 12,977 complaints involve brakes. The Caravan accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 1993 Caravan with 374 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 12,977 about brakes, all Dodge models
- Most affected
- Caravan 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 42,000 miles 5,299 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1150 and 181
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Dodge models
Worst model years for brakes
- 1993 Dodge Caravan374 complaints
- 2009 Dodge Journey329 complaints
- 2000 Dodge Dakota314 complaints
- 1992 Dodge Caravan301 complaints
- 2012 Dodge Dart287 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 84 |
| 1991 | 392 |
| 1992 | 551 |
| 1993 | 666 |
| 1994 | 444 |
| 1995 | 891 |
| 1996 | 1,074 |
| 1997 | 622 |
| 1998 | 738 |
| 1999 | 868 |
| 2000 | 787 |
| 2001 | 472 |
| 2002 | 518 |
| 2003 | 343 |
| 2004 | 203 |
| 2005 | 299 |
| 2006 | 332 |
| 2007 | 233 |
| 2008 | 449 |
| 2009 | 538 |
| 2010 | 374 |
| 2011 | 313 |
| 2012 | 682 |
| 2013 | 266 |
| 2014 | 254 |
| 2015 | 222 |
| 2016 | 113 |
| 2017 | 39 |
| 2018 | 73 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 5,299 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.