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Dodge wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,088 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The Caravan accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 1996 Caravan with 131 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
4,088 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Dodge models
Most affected
Caravan 15% of these complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 1,916 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
68 and 65

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Dodge models

ModelComplaintsShare
Caravan59415%
Grand Caravan54313%
Ram 150044011%
Durango3408%
Avenger2777%
Intrepid2406%
Ram 25002356%
Dakota2256%
Ram2045%
Neon1323%

Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility

  1. 1996 Dodge Caravan131 complaints
  2. 2012 Dodge Avenger122 complaints
  3. 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan106 complaints
  4. 1992 Dodge Caravan80 complaints
  5. 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan66 complaints

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year

Dodge wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year 0 200 400 1990: 27 '90 1991: 58 1992: 125 1993: 124 '93 1994: 168 1995: 204 1996: 361 '96 1997: 242 1998: 219 1999: 198 '99 2000: 153 2001: 174 2002: 156 '02 2003: 182 2004: 119 2005: 157 '05 2006: 245 2007: 140 2008: 222 '08 2009: 124 2010: 70 2011: 93 '11 2012: 225 2013: 117 2014: 41 '14 2015: 29 2016: 27 2017: 18 '17 2018: 23 2019: 10 2020: 8 '20 2021: 8 2022: 1 2023: 14 '23 2024: 2 2025: 2 2026: 2 '26
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
199027
199158
1992125
1993124
1994168
1995204
1996361
1997242
1998219
1999198
2000153
2001174
2002156
2003182
2004119
2005157
2006245
2007140
2008222
2009124
201070
201193
2012225
2013117
201441
201529
201627
201718
201823
201910
20208
20218
20221
202314
20242
20252
20262

Among the 1,916 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles.

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