Dodge Durango Reliability
19,202 NHTSA complaints (1997–2026). Complaint rate: 264.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1998–2001 Dodge Durango (446 crash-related complaints). The 2016–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Dodge Durango Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2,426 | 1.6% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 1,830 | 1.3% |
| ENGINE | 1,281 | 1.6% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 1,128 | 1.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 937 | 0.3% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 935 | 0.1% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 843 | 0.6% |
| AIR BAGS | 701 | 21.3% |
| POWER TRAIN | 697 | 7.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 558 | 5.4% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | View 1997View→ |
| 1998AVOID | — | 1,553 | 73 | 15 | View 1998View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 3,172 | 153 | 36 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 1,471 | 138 | 42 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 964 | 82 | 25 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 556 | 44 | 15 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003 | — | 484 | 38 | 23 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 1,420 | 65 | 96 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 2,001 | 59 | 26 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 1,038 | 25 | 12 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007GOOD | — | 241 | 16 | 1 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008GOOD | — | 127 | 3 | 3 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | View 2009View→ |
| 2011AVOID | — | 1,179 | 29 | 82 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012AVOID | — | 917 | 24 | 43 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013AVOID | — | 902 | 27 | 44 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014AVOID | — | 1,023 | 30 | 14 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 663 | 38 | 8 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 221 | 30 | 3 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017GOOD | — | 298 | 15 | 2 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 319 | 16 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019GOOD | — | 192 | 4 | 5 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 64 | 0 | 2 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 233 | 17 | 4 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 76 | 6 | 2 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 40 | 4 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Dodge Durangoaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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