Dodge Durango: Owner Complaints and Recalls by Model Year

This is the Dodge Durango complaint and recall record by model year (1998–2021). 13,430 owner reports are on file across 22 years. 1999 has the highest count (1,929) — often because that year has had longer to collect reports, not because this page ranked it. Open a year to see what owners named, the recall list, and the filings themselves.

Dodge Durango filings that NHTSA splits across body-style names are combined here. Related weight classes stay separate.

Across these years, owners named Suspension more often than any other part of the truck. Unclassified leftovers from NHTSA are not a diagnosis.

In plain English

Across 22 years of the Dodge Durango, owners named Suspension more often than any other system. That is a pattern in the file, not a diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

1999 has the most reports (1,929). Older years collect more filings just by being around longer. Open the year you are actually buying — not the peak year unless that is the one in the listing.

Each row is a model year. The system column is what owners named most that year. Click the year for the inspect list, the recall campaigns, and the owner text.

What to do with this table

You do not need to read every year. Use the year you are shopping.

  1. Open that Dodge Durango year below. The peak year is only useful if it is the one you are buying.
  2. Suspension. Listen for clunks over bumps and look at tire wear for alignment issues.
  3. On that year-page, look up the VIN at nhtsa.gov for open recalls.
  4. Take repeating symptoms to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

NHTSA Consumer Complaints · Oct 14, 2026 NHTSA Safety Recalls · Oct 15, 2026

Owner reports by model year

1998 2021
Model year Owner complaints Recall campaigns System named most often Compare
1998 Dodge Durango 944 6 Suspension (SUSPENSION) · 464 (49.2%) not reported
1999 Dodge Durango 1,929 5 Suspension (SUSPENSION) · 936 (48.5%) not reported
2000 Dodge Durango 1,051 4 Suspension (SUSPENSION) · 446 (42.4%) not reported
2001 Dodge Durango 652 7 Suspension (SUSPENSION) · 231 (35.4%) not reported
2002 Dodge Durango 413 6 Suspension (SUSPENSION) · 126 (30.5%) not reported
2003 Dodge Durango 329 6 Suspension (SUSPENSION) · 75 (22.8%) not reported
2004 Dodge Durango 1,100 9 Engine (ENGINE) · 498 (45.3%) not reported
2005 Dodge Durango 1,561 9 Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) · 718 (46.0%) not reported
2006 Dodge Durango 850 10 Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) · 532 (62.6%) not reported
2007 Dodge Durango 188 4 Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) · 64 (34.0%) not reported
2008 Dodge Durango 97 2 Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) · 38 (39.2%) not reported
2009 Dodge Durango 12 4 Airbags (AIR BAGS) · 3 (25.0%) not reported
2011 Dodge Durango 799 8 Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) · 357 (44.7%) not reported
2012 Dodge Durango 638 10 Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) · 245 (38.4%) not reported
2013 Dodge Durango 639 11 Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) · 186 (29.1%) not reported
2014 Dodge Durango 781 11 Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) · 252 (32.3%) not reported
2015 Dodge Durango 501 4 Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) · 187 (37.3%) not reported
2016 Dodge Durango 160 3 Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) · 52 (32.5%) not reported
2017 Dodge Durango 213 2 Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) · 75 (35.2%) not reported
2018 Dodge Durango 230 5 Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) · 48 (20.9%) not reported
2019 Dodge Durango 142 4 Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) · 37 (26.1%) not reported
2021 Dodge Durango 201 8 Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) · 81 (40.3%) not reported

Frequently asked questions

Which Dodge Durango year has the most NHTSA complaints?

1999 has the highest owner-report count in this snapshot (1,929). That is not a recommendation to avoid the year.

What do Dodge Durango owners complain about most?

Across published years, owners named Suspension more often than any other system. Open the year you are buying for the mix, the recall list and the inspect steps.

How should I use this Dodge Durango page before I buy?

Open the model year in the listing — not the peak year unless that is the one you are shopping. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov, inspect the system owners named most, then read a few owner filings.

Do these counts mean the Dodge Durango is unreliable?

No. Counts are self-selected and not normalised for sales volume. YearTell does not publish reliability scores.

Are Dodge Durango body styles merged?

Where NHTSA splits the same consumer vehicle across cab or body-style names, YearTell combines those filings. Distinct weight classes stay separate.