Dodge Dakota: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Years to avoid: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 1990, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2011solid year44 complaints · 6 recalls2010solid year35 complaints · 7 recalls2009solid year18 complaints · 5 recalls2008solid year91 complaints · 2 recalls2007145 complaints · 4 recalls2006285 complaints · 6 recalls2005worst year470 complaints · 7 recalls2004206 complaints · 5 recalls2003296 complaints · 11 recalls2002worst year678 complaints · 12 recalls2001worst year678 complaints · 14 recalls2000worst year806 complaints · 12 recalls1999worst year641 complaints · 10 recalls1998worst year545 complaints · 12 recalls1997worst year446 complaints · 12 recalls1996189 complaints · 2 recalls1995208 complaints · 1 recalls1994166 complaints · 4 recalls1993134 complaints · 2 recalls1992216 complaints · 2 recalls1991128 complaints · 5 recalls1990solid year63 complaints · 3 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.