Dodge Stealth Reliability
300 NHTSA complaints (1991–1997). Complaint rate: 3750.0 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 1992 Dodge Stealth. The 1997 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Dodge Stealth Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 40 | 0.0% |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 38 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | 29 | 3.4% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 27 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 12 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 10 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 9 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 7 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 7 | 28.6% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | — | 72 | 0 | — | View 1991View→ |
| 1992AVOID | — | 122 | 2 | 1 | View 1992View→ |
| 1993 | — | 52 | 3 | 1 | View 1993View→ |
| 1994 | — | 32 | 2 | — | View 1994View→ |
| 1995GOOD | — | 17 | 2 | — | View 1995View→ |
| 1997GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | View 1997View→ |
See also: Dodge Stealthaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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