Dodge Nitro 4X4Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 244 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Dodge Nitro 4X4.

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

Best & worst years

Dodge Nitro 4X4 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 4X4 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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

Most common Dodge Nitro 4X4 problems

All model years combined: 244 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 system786
Fuel system, gasoline541
Structure290
Power train212
Fuel/propulsion system170
Visibility/wiper130
Engine and engine cooling131
Latches/locks/linkages121
Engine110
16 other systems855
0 recalls

Dodge Nitro 4X4 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 4X4

  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