Plymouth Prowler Reliability
69 NHTSA complaints (1997–2002). Complaint rate: 183.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: The Plymouth Prowler has consistently lower complaint volume in 2002 compared to other years.
Avoid These Years
No years with significant complaint spikes.
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Plymouth Prowler Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 13 | 7.7% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 13 | 0.0% |
| SUSPENSION | 7 | 0.0% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 6 | 16.7% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 3 | 0.0% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 2 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 2 | 100.0% |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 2 | 0.0% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 1997View→ |
| 1999 | — | 23 | 0 | — | View 1999View→ |
| 2000 | — | 17 | 0 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 23 | 2 | — | View 2001View→ |
| 2002GOOD | — | 4 | 2 | — | View 2002View→ |
See also: Plymouth Prowleraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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