2008 DODGE AVENGER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 816 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (202 complaints · 24.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 36
  • Fires 26
  • Injuries 34
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 202 of 816 owner complaints (24.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 202 complaints, 24.8% of reports POWER TRAIN 202 · 24.8% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 112 complaints, 13.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 112 · 13.7% · 1 crash reports 7 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 105 complaints, 12.9% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 105 · 12.9% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 104 complaints, 12.8% of reports ENGINE 104 · 12.8% · 4 crash reports 11 fire reports AIR BAGS: 61 complaints, 7.5% of reports AIR BAGS 61 · 7.5% · 13 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 53 complaints, 6.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 53 · 6.5% · 1 crash reports 4 fire reports VISIBILITY: 24 complaints, 2.9% of reports VISIBILITY 24 · 2.9% · 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 14 complaints, 1.7% of reports STRUCTURE 14 · 1.7% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 12 complaints, 1.5% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 12 · 1.5% · 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 228 complaints, 27.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 228 · 27.9% · 13 crash reports 7 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 202 24.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 112 13.7% 1 crashes · 7 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 105 12.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 104 12.8% 4 crashes · 11 fires
AIR BAGS 61 7.5% 13 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 53 6.5% 1 crashes · 4 fires
VISIBILITY 24 2.9% 0 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 14 1.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 12 1.5% 0 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 228 27.9% 13 crashes · 7 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2007. 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2008-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2008-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2009-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2009-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 2009-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2010-Q1: 24 owner reports 24 2010-Q2: 52 owner reports 52 2010-Q3: 78 owner reports 78 2010-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q1: 16 owner reports 16 2011-Q2: 18 owner reports 18 2011-Q3: 18 owner reports 18 2011-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 2012-Q1: 23 owner reports 23 2012-Q2: 15 owner reports 15 2012-Q3: 24 owner reports 24 2012-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2013-Q1: 30 owner reports 30 2013-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2013-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 2013-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2014-Q1: 30 owner reports 30 2014-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2014-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2014-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 2015-Q1: 21 owner reports 21 2015-Q2: 15 owner reports 15 2015-Q3: 18 owner reports 18 2015-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2016-Q1: 16 owner reports 16 2016-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2016-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2016-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2017-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2017-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2017-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2017-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2018-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2018-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2018-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2018-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2019-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2019-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2019-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2019-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2020-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2023-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Apr 2007 Oct 2025 Investigation AQ10001 ● Investigation AQ10001
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 9
2008-Q2 Owner reports 9
2008-Q3 Owner reports 9
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q1 Owner reports 8
2009-Q2 Owner reports 6
2009-Q3 Owner reports 16
2009-Q4 Owner reports 8
2010-Q1 Owner reports 24
2010-Q2 Owner reports 52
2010-Q3 Owner reports 78
2010-Q4 Owner reports 4
2011-Q1 Owner reports 16
2011-Q2 Owner reports 18
2011-Q3 Owner reports 18
2011-Q4 Owner reports 16
2012-Q1 Owner reports 23
2012-Q2 Owner reports 15
2012-Q3 Owner reports 24
2012-Q4 Owner reports 19
2013-Q1 Owner reports 30
2013-Q2 Owner reports 22
2013-Q3 Owner reports 19
2013-Q4 Owner reports 19
2014-Q1 Owner reports 30
2014-Q2 Owner reports 13
2014-Q3 Owner reports 20
2014-Q4 Owner reports 16
2015-Q1 Owner reports 21
2015-Q2 Owner reports 15
2015-Q3 Owner reports 18
2015-Q4 Owner reports 14
2016-Q1 Owner reports 16
2016-Q2 Owner reports 13
2016-Q3 Owner reports 12
2016-Q4 Owner reports 9
2017-Q1 Owner reports 11
2017-Q2 Owner reports 13
2017-Q3 Owner reports 7
2017-Q4 Owner reports 8
2018-Q1 Owner reports 10
2018-Q2 Owner reports 6
2018-Q3 Owner reports 8
2018-Q4 Owner reports 9
2019-Q1 Owner reports 10
2019-Q2 Owner reports 11
2019-Q3 Owner reports 8
2019-Q4 Owner reports 12
2020-Q1 Owner reports 3
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 3
2020-Q4 Owner reports 2
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 2
2021-Q3 Owner reports 2
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 3
2022-Q4 Owner reports 5
2023-Q1 Owner reports 2
2023-Q2 Owner reports 2
2024-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
2024-Q4 Owner reports 2
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q4 Owner reports 2
Defect investigation 1 AQ10001
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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