Plymouth Acclaim
Owners filed 392 complaints across 7 model years of the Plymouth Acclaim. The 1991 drew the most (97).
Model years7
Complaints392
Recalls7
Fires22
Deaths3
Which Plymouth Acclaim years should you avoid?
Going by 392 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Plymouth Acclaim years to avoid are 1992 and 1990.
- 19922.8× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (4 fires, 11 crashes, 2 deaths).
- 19902.8× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (8 fires, 11 crashes, 1 death).
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 Plymouth Acclaim model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 1994 | 69 | 1 | — | 11 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1993 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 12 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1992Avoid | 63 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 97 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1990Avoid | 60 | 2 | 8 | 11 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.