Dodge Stratus Reliability

3,617 NHTSA complaints (1992–2007). Complaint rate: 14946.3 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
34747.9
Complaints
3,617
Crash Rate
8.1%
Fire Rate
7.5%
Injuries
235
Fatalities
4

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

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

Bottom line: Avoid the 1995–1997 Dodge Stratus (103 crash-related complaints). The 2005–2007 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE.

Avoid These Years

1995–1997
~563/yr complaints · 103 crashes

Average

1998–2002
~282/yr complaints
2004
~196/yr complaints

Better Years

2005–2007
~70/yr complaints
2003
~110/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Dodge Stratus — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 1996 (776)
02234466698921995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007

Common Dodge Stratus Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5880.7%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2150.5%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1773.4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1210.8%
SUSPENSION1146.1%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP10521.0%
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL10385.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM954.2%
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS921.1%
AIR BAGS8742.5%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1995AVOID—4623015View→
1996AVOID—7763940View→
1997AVOID—4513444View→
1998—3343019View→
1999—3442765View→
2000—2702170View→
2001—26992View→
2002—193196View→
2003GOOD—1108—View→
2004—196271View→
2005GOOD—99226View→
2006GOOD—110283View→
2007GOOD—201View→

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

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