Dodge Caravan
Owners filed 10,047 complaints across 28 model years of the Dodge Caravan. The 1996 drew the most (1,403); the 2017 the fewest (1).
Model years28
Complaints10,047
Recalls184
Fires223
Deaths31
Every Dodge Caravan model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2015 | 23 | 0 | — | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 172 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 118 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 302 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2007 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 173 | 6 | 2 | 12 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 537 | 9 | — | 19 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Above average | |
| 2004 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 2 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 195 | 9 | 5 | 13 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 245 | 10 | 11 | 13 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 257 | 10 | 3 | 9 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 470 | 13 | 5 | 65 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 555 | 14 | 14 | 46 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 1998 | 629 | 14 | 23 | 45 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 714 | 15 | 37 | 44 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 1,403 | 18 | 47 | 57 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 489 | 4 | 7 | 55 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | High concern | |
| 1994 | 644 | 5 | 6 | 91 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 949 | 10 | 7 | 68 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 913 | 11 | 13 | 48 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 617 | 11 | 12 | 36 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 278 | 6 | 7 | 12 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported |
Which Dodge Caravan years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1996 is the weakest year on record, with 1,403 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 18 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.