Dodge Colt

Owners filed 170 complaints across 6 model years of the Dodge Colt. The 1993 drew the most (107); the 1996 the fewest (2).

Model years6
Complaints170
Recalls6
Fires3
Deaths1

Every Dodge Colt model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19962
0Seat BeltsRoutine
199418
03Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
1993107
23Seat BeltsRoutine
199214
2Seat BeltsRoutine
199117
111Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyRoutine
199012
121Seat BeltsFatalities reported

Which Dodge Colt years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1993 is the weakest year on record, with 107 complaints concentrated in the seat belts. It carries 2 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.