Dodge Viper Reliability
85 NHTSA complaints (1993–2015). Complaint rate: 79.4 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 2004–2005 Dodge Viper. The 2006 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Dodge Viper Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 11 | 9.1% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 | 0.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 7 | 0.0% |
| SUSPENSION | 6 | 50.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 6 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 5 | 60.0% |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 3 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 1993View→ |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 1994View→ |
| 1995GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 1995View→ |
| 1996AVOID | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1997GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 1997View→ |
| 1998 | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2003 | — | 7 | 2 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 10 | 7 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2006GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014 | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2015View→ |
See also: Dodge Viperaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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