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Dodge DartYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 2,544 NHTSA owner complaints across 17 model years, the Dodge Dart years to avoid are 2012, and the strongest years are 2013, 2014 and 2016. The Dart has 41 safety recalls on record.

Dodge Dart
Years to avoid'12Use caution: 2015Best years'13 '14 '16Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2,544Top: Power trainSafety recalls411966–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0.

Best & worst years

Dodge Dart years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Dart median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Solid59/100264 complaints · 5 recalls2015Caution41/100534 complaints · 6 recalls2014Solid50/100374 complaints · 4 recalls2013Solid59/100288 complaints · 1 recall2012Avoid26/1001,081 complaints · 6 recalls1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1974Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1969Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1968Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls1967Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls1966Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Dodge Dart problems

All model years combined: 2,544 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train102230
Engine52626
Electrical system47426
Service brakes42646
Air bags12555
Vehicle speed control1117
Steering10714
Electronic stability control (ESC)773
Fuel/propulsion system746
21 other systems43754
41 recalls

Dodge Dart recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Lever and linkage: floor shift25V-674 · 2013–2016 · Oct 9, 2025 · 298,439 vehicles43%Power train: automatic transmission19V-293 · 2012–2016 · Apr 11, 2019 · 298,439 vehicles44%Equipment17V-824 · 2015–2016 · Dec 21, 2017 · 61,791 vehicles75%Visibility: windshield wiper/washer16V-813 · 2016 · Nov 8, 2016 · 53,155 vehicles82%Electrical system: software16V-113 · 2015–2016 · Feb 26, 2016 · 1,122 vehicles63%Power assist: vacuum15V-800 · 2012–2014 · Nov 25, 2015 · 105,425 vehicles83%Automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)15V-542 · 2012–2015 · Aug 25, 2015 · 23,564 vehicles91%Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems14V-800 · 2015 · Dec 17, 2014 · 944 vehicles83%Air bags: side/window13V-555 · 2012 · Nov 6, 2013 · 374 vehicles–Power train13V-238 · 2012 · Jun 4, 2013 · 12,872 vehicles–Parking brake13V-124 · 2012 · Apr 3, 2013 · 46 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system77V-242 · 1975–1977 · Dec 28, 1977 · 1,300,000 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 41 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Dart

  1. Recall 19V-293 Post Remedy FailuresRQ25002 · 2013–2016 · closed Dec 12, 2025
    Led to recall 25E-065
  2. Brake Power Assist FailurePE15024 · 2013–2014 · closed Dec 9, 2015
    No recall
  3. DART WINDOW INSULATIONDP78053 · 1975 · closed Oct 2, 1978
    No recall