2012 DODGE AVENGER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-21 551 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: VISIBILITY (97 complaints · 17.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 34
  • Fires 7
  • Injuries 34
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution VISIBILITY appears in 97 of 551 owner complaints (17.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. VISIBILITY: 97 complaints, 17.6% of reports VISIBILITY 97 · 17.6% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 57 complaints, 10.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 57 · 10.3% · 5 crash reports 3 fire reports ENGINE: 48 complaints, 8.7% of reports ENGINE 48 · 8.7% · 2 crash reports 2 fire reports AIR BAGS: 46 complaints, 8.3% of reports AIR BAGS 46 · 8.3% · 10 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 41 complaints, 7.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 41 · 7.4% · 7 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 21 complaints, 3.8% of reports POWER TRAIN 21 · 3.8% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 12 complaints, 2.2% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 12 · 2.2% · 1 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 12 complaints, 2.2% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 12 · 2.2% · 1 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 11 complaints, 2.0% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 11 · 2.0% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 204 complaints, 37.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 204 · 37.0% · 6 crash 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)
VISIBILITY 97 17.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 57 10.3% 5 crashes · 3 fires
ENGINE 48 8.7% 2 crashes · 2 fires
AIR BAGS 46 8.3% 10 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 41 7.4% 7 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 21 3.8% 2 crashes · 1 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 12 2.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 12 2.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 11 2.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 204 37.0% 6 crashes · 0 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 Jan 2012. 2012-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2013-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2014-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2014-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2014-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2015-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2015-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2015-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2016-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2016-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2016-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2017-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2017-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 2017-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 2017-Q4: 23 owner reports 23 2018-Q1: 40 owner reports 40 2018-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2018-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 2018-Q4: 53 owner reports 53 2019-Q1: 36 owner reports 36 2019-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2019-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2019-Q4: 33 owner reports 33 2020-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 2020-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2020-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2020-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2021-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2021-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2022-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2023-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2023-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2012 Apr 2026 Investigation PE19014 ● Investigation PE19014
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2012-Q1 Owner reports 2
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q3 Owner reports 3
2012-Q4 Owner reports 3
2013-Q1 Owner reports 5
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 7
2013-Q4 Owner reports 9
2014-Q1 Owner reports 5
2014-Q2 Owner reports 9
2014-Q3 Owner reports 7
2014-Q4 Owner reports 10
2015-Q1 Owner reports 19
2015-Q2 Owner reports 8
2015-Q3 Owner reports 11
2015-Q4 Owner reports 14
2016-Q1 Owner reports 14
2016-Q2 Owner reports 6
2016-Q3 Owner reports 9
2016-Q4 Owner reports 15
2017-Q1 Owner reports 19
2017-Q2 Owner reports 16
2017-Q3 Owner reports 19
2017-Q4 Owner reports 23
2018-Q1 Owner reports 40
2018-Q2 Owner reports 10
2018-Q3 Owner reports 16
2018-Q4 Owner reports 53
2019-Q1 Owner reports 36
2019-Q2 Owner reports 11
2019-Q3 Owner reports 11
2019-Q4 Owner reports 33
2020-Q1 Owner reports 20
2020-Q2 Owner reports 11
2020-Q3 Owner reports 9
2020-Q4 Owner reports 15
2021-Q1 Owner reports 7
2021-Q2 Owner reports 3
2021-Q3 Owner reports 3
2021-Q4 Owner reports 7
2022-Q1 Owner reports 4
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 5
2023-Q1 Owner reports 3
2023-Q4 Owner reports 1
2024-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 3
2024-Q3 Owner reports 1
2024-Q4 Owner reports 3
2025-Q1 Owner reports 3
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
2025-Q4 Owner reports 1
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 PE19014

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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