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Plymouth engine problems

Across all Plymouth models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,007 complaints involve engine. The Voyager accounts for the largest share (33%). The single worst model year is the 1996 Neon with 180 engine complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
2,007 about engine, all Plymouth models
Most affected
Voyager 33% of these complaints
Typical mileage
75,000 miles 312 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
26 and 166

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Plymouth models

ModelComplaintsShare
Voyager65933%
Neon58729%
Grand Voyager33517%
Breeze28814%
Acclaim633%
Sundance302%
Laser281%
Colt20%
Colt Vista20%
Prowler10%

Worst model years for engine

  1. 1996 Plymouth Neon180 complaints
  2. 1995 Plymouth Neon150 complaints
  3. 1996 Plymouth Voyager136 complaints
  4. 1997 Plymouth Neon104 complaints
  5. 1996 Plymouth Breeze102 complaints

Engine complaints by model year

Plymouth engine complaints by model year 0 275 550 1990: 61 '90 1991: 67 '91 1992: 115 '92 1993: 99 '93 1994: 95 '94 1995: 205 '95 1996: 519 '96 1997: 296 '97 1998: 322 '98 1999: 145 '99 2000: 76 '00 2001: 7 '01
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
199061
199167
1992115
199399
199495
1995205
1996519
1997296
1998322
1999145
200076
20017

Among the 312 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.