Dodge Caravan Reliability

14,268 NHTSA complaints (1984–2020). Complaint rate: 39197.8 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
85299.4
Complaints
14,268
Crash Rate
6.5%
Fire Rate
2.3%
Injuries
989
Fatalities
49

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

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

Bottom line: Avoid the 1991–2000 Dodge Caravan (713 crash-related complaints). The 2011–2020 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

Avoid These Years

1991–2000
~1,002/yr complaints · 713 crashes
2005
~691/yr complaints · 24 crashes
2008
~421/yr complaints · 13 crashes

Average

1989–1990
~289/yr complaints
2001–2003
~306/yr complaints
2006
~231/yr complaints
2009–2010
~216/yr complaints

Better Years

2011–2020
~39/yr complaints
2007
~115/yr complaints
2004
~83/yr complaints
1984–1988
~77/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Dodge Caravan — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 1996 (2,178)
06261,2521,8792,5051984198719901993199619992002200520082011201420172020

Common Dodge Caravan Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1,0292.7%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP8455.2%
AIR BAGS80011.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7691.0%
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL37762.6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3680.5%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3360.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL30811.0%
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE2694.1%
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR2590.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1984GOOD265View
1985GOOD8586View
1986GOOD5562View
1987GOOD83116View
1988GOOD13556View
19892361313View
1990341168View
1991AVOID7734015View
1992AVOID1,1266014View
1993AVOID1,229877View
1994AVOID8361167View
1995AVOID656747View
1996AVOID2,1787466View
1997AVOID1,0285162View
1998AVOID8406231View
1999AVOID7456421View
2000AVOID613857View
200134196View
20023262611View
2003252166View
2004GOOD8334View
2005AVOID69124View
2006231134View
2007GOOD11562View
2008AVOID421136View
200917533View
201025788View
2011GOOD11213View
2012GOOD11653View
2013GOOD3411View
2014GOOD271View
2015GOOD295View
2016GOOD421View
2017GOOD186View
2018GOOD62View
2019GOOD30View
2020GOOD42View

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

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