Dodge Van

Owners filed 163 complaints across 12 model years of the Dodge Van. The 1998 drew the most (24).

Model years12
Complaints163
Recalls2
Fires6
Deaths2

Which Dodge Van years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Dodge Van model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

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 →

Every Dodge Van model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
200218
013Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
200115
012Visibility › Power Window Devices and ControlsRoutine
200019
0—3Unknown or OtherRoutine
199917
023SeatsFatalities reported
199824
0——Electrical SystemRoutine
199724
0—3Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
199618
0—1Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
199510
0—1Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › LatchRoutine
19949
021Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesRoutine
19934
0——Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageRoutine
19915
1——Electrical System › IgnitionRoutine
19900
1———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.