Dodge Intrepid Reliability

8,078 NHTSA complaints (1987–2004). Complaint rate: 75495.3 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
152859.8
Complaints
8,078
Crash Rate
5.5%
Fire Rate
3.0%
Injuries
389
Fatalities
37

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

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

Bottom line: Avoid the 1999–2000 Dodge Intrepid (105 crash-related complaints). The 2003–2004 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE.

Avoid These Years

1999–2000
~1,232/yr complaints · 105 crashes
1994–1995
~972/yr complaints · 133 crashes

Average

1993
~554/yr complaints
1996–1998
~558/yr complaints
2001–2002
~571/yr complaints

Better Years

2003–2004
~148/yr complaints
1992
~2/yr complaints
1987–1988
~2/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Dodge Intrepid — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 1999 (1,236)
03557111,0661,421198719881992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004

Common Dodge Intrepid Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1,4940.6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8210.9%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5222.9%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2910.3%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM2750.0%
STEERING:RACK AND PINION2311.7%
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL17683.5%
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1480.7%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1390.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1301.5%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1987GOOD—20—View→
1988GOOD—20—View→
1992GOOD—21—View→
1993—5543513View→
1994AVOID—1,0246625View→
1995AVOID—9196738View→
1996—7094125View→
1997—4733529View→
1998—4933712View→
1999AVOID—1,2365418View→
2000AVOID—1,2275131View→
2001—7292623View→
2002—4131112View→
2003GOOD—140610View→
2004GOOD—155117View→

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

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