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Plymouth Neon problems by year

1,857 complaints across 5 model years, 1995–2000. 1995 draws the most at 711; 2000 the fewest at 199.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
1995 711most Engine and engine cooling (23.1%) 77 36 5
1996 476 Engine and engine cooling (39.3%) 41 11 0
1997 234 Engine and engine cooling (47.4%) 22 2 0
1998 237 Engine and engine cooling (43.0%) 23 5 2
2000 199 Service brakes, hydraulic (19.1%) 40 8 3