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2016 Dodge Dart problems

Owners have filed 362 complaints about the 2016 Dodge Dart with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 22.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 18.2%. A further 16.3% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints362

Crashes21

Fires9

Injuries14

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Power train 22.1% · 80

Engine 18.2% · 66

Unknown or other 16.3% · 59

Electrical system 13.0% · 47

Service brakes 6.9% · 25

Fuel/propulsion system 3.6% · 13

Visibility/wiper 3.3% · 12

Vehicle speed control 2.8% · 10

Severity

Of those complaints, 21 describe a crash, 9 describe a fire and 14 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 5 model years of the Dodge Dart in this data, 2016 draws comparatively few complaints; 2012 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising — 75 in the last three years against 59 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 48,000 miles.

In owners' own words

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. When the contact started the vehicle and attempted to shift into reverse, the vehicle became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to mike smith chrysler jeep Dodge ram (1945 I-10, beaumont, tx 77701, 409-840-3560) where it was diagnosed that the shift cable fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000. Power train · reported at 41,000 miles

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V674000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact had not experience a failure. Power train

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V674000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Power train · reported at 65,000 miles

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Dodge Dart years

2012 1,533 complaints · 29.7% power train 2013 423 complaints · 35.0% power train 2014 565 complaints · 23.5% power train 2015 812 complaints · 21.4% power train

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