Dodge Viper
Owners filed 64 complaints across 18 model years of the Dodge Viper. The 2004 drew the most (8).
Which Dodge Viper years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Dodge Viper 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 Viper model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Steering › Rack and Pinion › Rack | Routine | |
| 1998 | 3 | 4 | — | — | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine | |
| 1997 | 3 | 4 | — | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine | |
| 1996 | 8 | 3 | — | — | Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars | Routine | |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars | Routine | |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.