Dodge Grand Caravan Reliability by Year
18,760 NHTSA complaints (1985–2020). Complaint rate: 544.6 per 1,000 vehicles.
Dodge Grand Caravan reliability varies significantly by model year. Based on 18,760 NHTSA complaints (1985–2020), the most problematic years are 2008, 2005, 2010, 2016, with high complaint volumes linked to electrical faults. Better choices include 2020, 2019, 2015, which show significantly fewer reported problems.
Why these years are worse
The most common issues driving the complaint spikes:
- electrical faults — 3,833 complaints (0.5% involved a crash)
- airbag malfunctions — 1,384 complaints (8.3% involved a crash)
- engine problems — 1,013 complaints (1.1% involved a crash)
- unknown or other — 935 complaints (1.3% involved a crash)
- power train:automatic transmission — 708 complaints (2.1% involved a crash)
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2008–2013 Dodge Grand Caravan (138 crash-related complaints). The 2020 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Dodge Grand Caravan Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3,833 | 0.5% |
| AIR BAGS | 1,384 | 8.3% |
| ENGINE | 1,013 | 1.1% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 935 | 1.3% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 708 | 2.1% |
| POWER TRAIN | 699 | 2.3% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 556 | 3.2% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 511 | 1.4% |
| STEERING | 421 | 3.3% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 396 | 7.6% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1988GOOD | — | 12 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1989GOOD | — | 30 | 1 | — | View → |
| 1990GOOD | — | 69 | 1 | 2 | View → |
| 1991GOOD | — | 150 | 0 | 8 | View → |
| 1992 | — | 319 | 19 | 4 | View → |
| 1993 | — | 391 | 12 | — | View → |
| 1994 | — | 248 | 10 | 7 | View → |
| 1995GOOD | — | 118 | 4 | 1 | View → |
| 1996AVOID | — | 1,860 | 40 | 68 | View → |
| 1997AVOID | — | 857 | 40 | 68 | View → |
| 1998AVOID | — | 761 | 49 | 34 | View → |
| 1999AVOID | — | 599 | 28 | 23 | View → |
| 2000 | — | 558 | 30 | 15 | View → |
| 2001 | — | 362 | 10 | 2 | View → |
| 2002 | — | 415 | 16 | 24 | View → |
| 2003 | — | 289 | 17 | 7 | View → |
| 2004GOOD | — | 144 | 4 | 2 | View → |
| 2005AVOID | — | 1,341 | 33 | 10 | View → |
| 2006 | — | 378 | 18 | 7 | View → |
| 2007 | — | 273 | 18 | 11 | View → |
| 2008AVOID | — | 1,962 | 47 | 25 | View → |
| 2009AVOID | — | 797 | 20 | 6 | View → |
| 2010AVOID | — | 1,307 | 34 | 21 | View → |
| 2011AVOID | — | 820 | 9 | 21 | View → |
| 2012AVOID | — | 813 | 8 | 17 | View → |
| 2013AVOID | — | 655 | 20 | 4 | View → |
| 2014 | — | 474 | 19 | 18 | View → |
| 2015 | — | 346 | 11 | 3 | View → |
| 2016AVOID | — | 1,215 | 19 | 9 | View → |
| 2017 | — | 526 | 9 | 3 | View → |
| 2018 | — | 348 | 9 | — | View → |
| 2019 | — | 298 | 9 | 5 | View → |
| 2020GOOD | — | 22 | 3 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Dodge Grand Caravanaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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