Dodge NitroYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 1,113 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Dodge Nitro year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2010 and 2011. The Nitro has 11 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: SsmIntrigue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dodge Nitro 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 median. Tap a year for its full report.
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Most common Dodge Nitro problems
All model years combined: 1,113 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 423 | 18 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 157 | 1 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 130 | 0 |
| Air bags | 105 | 31 |
| Power train | 102 | 9 |
| Engine | 91 | 7 |
| Structure | 72 | 7 |
| Visibility/wiper | 69 | 2 |
| Exterior lighting | 61 | 1 |
| 22 other systems | 335 | 34 |
Dodge Nitro recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
NHTSA investigations of the Nitro
- Active Head Rest Inadvertent DeploymentNo recall
- Electrical overstressLed to recall 20V-024
- Totally Integrated Power Module FailureNo recall
- Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion AuditNo recall
- ENGINE STALLING & ELECTRIC POWER LOSSLed to recall 07V-291