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Dodge Avenger

Every Dodge Avenger model year on file, 1995 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3,158311 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years161995 to 2016
Recall campaigns24Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,134Summed across model years
By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 831, 26% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02505007501,00019951997199920078312009201120132016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Dodge Avenger complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
596
Engine and cooling
581
Airbags
564
Powertrain
417
Visibility and wipers
270
Speed control
268
Brakes
250
Suspension
229
Seat belts
206
Fuel system
159
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge Avenger model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Dodge Avenger by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Not decoded0NoneNone0076
2015Coupe10.0200072
2014Sedan20511.71,02511135
2013Sedan5488.41,66151139
2012Sedan5547.81,84731108
2011Sedan2098.11,0453288
2010Sedan16314.77763041
2009Sedan676.02392037
2008Sedan8317.22,3086159
2007Sedan20.054136
2000Coupe224.51105024
1999Coupe6214.52585050
1998Coupe5824.12006062
1997Coupe8319.32526072
1996Coupe15714.64553171
1995Coupe19615.32,1783364
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Avenger

  • 17V-640 Oct 10, 2017
    Component within the occupant restraint controller (ORC) may fail and prevent the active headrests from deploying in the event of a rear-end crash
    Airbags · 364k vehicles
  • 16V-668 Sep 15, 2016
    Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from…
    Airbags · 1.44M vehicles
  • 13V-552 Nov 6, 2013
    Due to abrasive debris in the balance shaft bearings, these engines may have a loss of engine oil pressure, possibly resulting in an engine stall…
    Engine and cooling · 521 vehicles
  • 13V-282 Jul 2, 2013
    Electrical over-stress of a resistor in the occupant restraint control module may lead to the non-deployment of the active head restraints during…
    Airbags · 442k vehicles
  • 13V-043 Feb 6, 2013
    These vehicles may have a gas tank that has a broken control valve in the fuel tank assembly
    Fuel system · 1,785 vehicles
  • 11V-315 Jun 8, 2011
    Some of these vehicles may have been built with a missing or incorrectly installed steering column pivot rivet
    Steering · 11k vehicles
  • 10V-475 Oct 7, 2010
    Some of these vehicles may experience a separation at the crimped end of the power steering pressure hose assembly
    Steering · 23k vehicles
  • 10V-009 Jan 11, 2010
    These vehicles may have been built with an improperly formed or missing brake booster input rod retaining clip
    Brakes · 20k vehicles
  • 09E-025 May 11, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 43k vehicles
  • 09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 16k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.