Dodge Durango Reliability

19,202 NHTSA complaints (1997–2026). Complaint rate: 264.0 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
547.6
Complaints
19,202
Crash Rate
4.9%
Fire Rate
2.6%
Injuries
914
Fatalities
123

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

1998–2001
~1,790/yr complaints · 446 crashes
2004–2006
~1,486/yr complaints · 149 crashes
2011–2014
~1,005/yr complaints · 110 crashes

Average

2002–2003
~520/yr complaints
2015
~663/yr complaints

Better Years

2016–2023
~180/yr complaints
2007–2009
~127/yr complaints
1997
~5/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2026
30 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Dodge Durango — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 1999 (3,172)
09121,8242,7363,648199719992001200320052007200920122014201620182020202220242026

Common Dodge Durango Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2,4261.6%
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT1,8301.3%
ENGINE1,2811.6%
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT1,1281.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING9370.3%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE9350.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8430.6%
AIR BAGS70121.3%
POWER TRAIN6977.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5585.4%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1997GOOD501View
1998AVOID1,5537315View
1999AVOID3,17215336View
2000AVOID1,47113842View
2001AVOID9648225View
20025564415View
20034843823View
2004AVOID1,4206596View
2005AVOID2,0015926View
2006AVOID1,0382512View
2007GOOD241161View
2008GOOD12733View
2009GOOD1312View
2011AVOID1,1792982View
2012AVOID9172443View
2013AVOID9022744View
2014AVOID1,0233014View
2015663388View
2016GOOD221303View
2017GOOD298152View
2018GOOD31916View
2019GOOD19245View
2020GOOD6402View
2021GOOD233174View
2022GOOD7662View
2023GOOD404View
2024TOO NEW130View
2025TOO NEW110View
2026TOO NEW60View

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

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