Dodge Journey Years to Avoid, Problems & Recalls

Which Dodge Journey years should you avoid?

Going by 5,298 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Dodge Journey years to avoid are 2009 and 2010.

20091,433 complaints, 3.9× a typical Journey year, most often about the electrical system.
2010988 complaints, 2.7× a typical Journey year, most often about the electrical system.

Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2020, 2019 and 2018 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2020	66	1	1	1	Electrical System	Routine
2019	102	1	—	7	Unknown or Other	Routine
2018	237	6	2	7	Electrical System	Above average
2017	202	2	7	12	Electrical System	Above average
2016	389	4	4	19	Engine	Above average
2015	554	6	9	30	Engine	Above average
2014	416	7	9	26	Electrical System	Above average
2013	353	4	9	19	Engine	Above average
2012	377	6	13	21	Electrical System	Above average
2011	169	4	4	7	Service Brakes	Routine
2010Avoid	988	3	16	18	Electrical System	Above average
2009Avoid	1,433	8	30	41	Electrical System	Fatalities reported
2008	8	0	—	—	Electrical System	Routine
2007	4	0	—	—	Engine	Routine

Year

Complaints

Relative volume

Recalls

Fires

Crashes

Most reported

Status

2020

Electrical System

Routine

2019