Dodge Dart

Owners filed 2,510 complaints across 5 model years of the Dodge Dart. The 2012 drew the most (1,081); the 2016 the fewest (257).

Model years5

Complaints2,510

Recalls22

Fires32

Deaths2

Every Dodge Dart model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2016	257	5	4	14	Power Train	Above average
2015	523	6	7	32	Power Train	Above average
2014	370	4	7	20	Power Train	Above average
2013	279	1	—	6	Power Train	Above average
2012	1,081	6	14	63	Power Train	Fatalities reported

Which Dodge Dart years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2012 is the weakest year on record, with 1,081 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 6 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.