Dodge HornetYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 59 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Dodge Hornet.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints59Top: Electrical system Safety recalls72023–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Dodge Hornet 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 Hornet median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2024Not rated–/10031 complaints · 7 recalls 2023Not rated–/10026 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Dodge Hornet problems

All model years combined: 59 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

23Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

15Forward collision avoidance1 crash/fire/injury

7Engine

6Back over prevention1 crash/fire/injury

6Seat belts

6Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

5Steering

4Vehicle speed control

4Lane departure

126 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	23	1
Forward collision avoidance	15	1
Engine	7	0
Back over prevention	6	1
Seat belts	6	0
Service brakes	6	1
Steering	5	1
Vehicle speed control	4	2
Lane departure	4	1
6 other systems	12	0

7 recalls

Dodge Hornet recalls

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

Front: retractor26V-510 · 2023–2025 · Aug 6, 2026 · 48,777 vehicles Sensing system: camera25V-246 · 2023–2025 · Apr 15, 2025 · 48,527 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages24V-752 · 2024–2025 · Oct 9, 2024 · 21,069 vehicles Other: labels24V-209 · 2024 · Mar 19, 2024 · 1,201 vehicles Other: labels24V-175 · 2023–2024 · Mar 5, 2024 · 36,094 vehicles Warnings: external/pedestrian alert23V-696 · 2023–2024 · Oct 17, 2023 · 4,661 vehicles 12v/24v/48v battery: cables23V-623 · 2023–2024 · Sep 7, 2023 · 4,129 vehiclesPark outside