Dodge Nitro 4X2Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 99 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Dodge Nitro 4X2.

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

Best & worst years

Dodge Nitro 4X2 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 Nitro 4X2 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'07'09
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Dodge Nitro 4X2 problems

All model years combined: 99 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
Electrical system402
Power train212
Fuel system, gasoline100
Air bags103
Engine and engine cooling90
Structure80
Fuel/propulsion system80
Engine60
Latches/locks/linkages50
14 other systems292
1 recall

Dodge Nitro 4X2 recalls

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

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Nitro 4X2

  1. Totally Integrated Power Module FailureDP14004 · 2007–2009 · closed Jul 24, 2015
    No recall
  2. ENGINE STALLING & ELECTRIC POWER LOSSPE07027 · 2007 · closed Aug 2, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-291