Dodge Nitro Reliability

1,633 NHTSA complaints (2005–2012). Complaint rate: 1349.6 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
2362.8
Complaints
1,633
Crash Rate
3.5%
Fire Rate
2.3%
Injuries
87
Fatalities
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Which Years to Buy & Avoid

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

Bottom line: Avoid the 2007–2008 Dodge Nitro. The 2012 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Avoid These Years

2007–2008
~643/yr complaints · 49 crashes

Average

2011
~197/yr complaints

Better Years

2012
~3/yr complaints
2009–2010
~74/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Dodge Nitro — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2007 (676)
0194389583777200720082009201020112012

Common Dodge Nitro Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4130.5%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1520.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1300.0%
AIR BAGS10220.6%
ENGINE903.3%
POWER TRAIN890.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER800.0%
VISIBILITY/WIPER690.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING580.0%
SERVICE BRAKES540.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2007AVOID—6762418View→
2008AVOID—6092516View→
2009GOOD—360—View→
2010GOOD—11132View→
2011—19751View→
2012GOOD—30—View→

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

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