Dodge JourneyYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 5,287 NHTSA owner complaints across 12 model years, the Dodge Journey years to avoid are 2009, and the strongest years are 2011, 2017, 2019 and 2020. The Journey has 26 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dodge Journey 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 Journey median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Dodge Journey problems
All model years combined: 5,287 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 2090 | 85 |
| Engine | 952 | 50 |
| Service brakes | 680 | 59 |
| Air bags | 639 | 132 |
| Power train | 497 | 28 |
| Steering | 339 | 21 |
| Seats | 308 | 43 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 282 | 6 |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 275 | 13 |
| 28 other systems | 1306 | 110 |
Dodge Journey recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 26 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Journey
- Vehicle entrapmentOpen
- Back up camera failureLed to recall 25E-052
- Vehicle entrapmentNo recall
- Stall from Crankshaft\Camshaft FailureNo recall
- Active Head Rest Inadvertent DeploymentNo recall
- Totally Integrated Power Module FailureNo recall
- Air Bag Non-Deployment/Engine StallLed to recall 14V-373