Dodge Avenger Reliability

4,731 NHTSA complaints (1995–2015). Complaint rate: 1270.4 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
2608.2
Complaints
4,731
Crash Rate
7.6%
Fire Rate
2.1%
Injuries
330
Fatalities
2

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2012–2013 Dodge Avenger (109 crash-related complaints). The 2009 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Avoid These Years

2012–2013
~854/yr complaints · 109 crashes
2008
~1,238/yr complaints · 63 crashes

Average

1995–1996
~245/yr complaints
2010–2011
~278/yr complaints
2014
~329/yr complaints

Better Years

2009
~99/yr complaints
2007
~2/yr complaints
1997–2000
~78/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Dodge Avenger — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2008 (1,238)
03567121,0681,42419951996199719981999200020072008200920102011201220132014

Common Dodge Avenger Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5481.6%
AIR BAGS50920.0%
ENGINE4353.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4322.5%
POWER TRAIN2621.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2603.8%
VISIBILITY/WIPER1871.1%
SEAT BELTS18215.9%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1242.4%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1125.4%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1995—254303View→
1996—235283View→
1997GOOD—10918—View→
1998GOOD—72161View→
1999GOOD—9662View→
2000GOOD—3301View→
2007GOOD—20—View→
2008AVOID—1,2386340View→
2009GOOD—994—View→
2010—2452412View→
2011—311224View→
2012AVOID—8366117View→
2013AVOID—8714813View→
2014—329395View→

See also: Dodge Avengeraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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