Dodge Grand Caravan
Owners filed 13,460 complaints across 31 model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan. The 2008 drew the most (1,292); the 2020 the fewest (20).
Model years31
Complaints13,460
Recalls165
Fires280
Deaths25
Every Dodge Grand Caravan model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 1 | — | 5 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 240 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2018 | 270 | 4 | — | 8 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 414 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2016 | 1,000 | 6 | 7 | 14 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2015 | 281 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2014 | 357 | 5 | 13 | 11 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2013 | 470 | 4 | 3 | 13 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2012 | 583 | 6 | 14 | 7 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2011 | 530 | 4 | 17 | 9 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 868 | 6 | 13 | 20 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2009 | 543 | 7 | 6 | 11 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2008 | 1,292 | 8 | 16 | 23 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 182 | 3 | 7 | 14 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 284 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2005 | 995 | 6 | 7 | 28 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Above average | |
| 2004 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 219 | 3 | 5 | 13 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2002 | 290 | 6 | 14 | 12 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 298 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2000 | 442 | 8 | 13 | 27 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 432 | 5 | 13 | 26 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 559 | 6 | 20 | 41 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 583 | 6 | 39 | 29 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 1,157 | 11 | 42 | 31 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1994 | 199 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1993 | 289 | 9 | — | 11 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1992 | 255 | 8 | 4 | 14 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 129 | 8 | 6 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine |
Which Dodge Grand Caravan years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 1,292 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 8 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.