2002 DODGE NEON — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-21 165 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (29 complaints · 17.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 26
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 16
  • 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 POWER TRAIN appears in 29 of 165 owner complaints (17.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 29 complaints, 17.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 29 · 17.6% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 21 complaints, 12.7% of reports AIR BAGS 21 · 12.7% · 19 crash reports STRUCTURE: 20 complaints, 12.1% of reports STRUCTURE 20 · 12.1% ENGINE: 19 complaints, 11.5% of reports ENGINE 19 · 11.5% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 18 complaints, 10.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18 · 10.9% · 1 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 16 complaints, 9.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 16 · 9.7% · 2 crash reports SUSPENSION: 12 complaints, 7.3% of reports SUSPENSION 12 · 7.3% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 8 complaints, 4.8% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 8 · 4.8% · 1 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 4 complaints, 2.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 4 · 2.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 103 complaints, 62.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 103 · 62.4% · 16 crash reports 1 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 29 17.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 21 12.7% 19 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 20 12.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 19 11.5% 1 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18 10.9% 0 crashes · 1 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 16 9.7% 2 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 12 7.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 8 4.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
SEAT BELTS 4 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 103 62.4% 16 crashes · 1 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 2002. 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2003-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2003-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2004-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2002 Oct 2018 Investigation PE02082 ● Investigation PE02082 Investigation PE06028 ● Investigation PE06028 Investigation EA06019 ● Investigation EA06019
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 4
2002-Q4 Owner reports 9
2003-Q1 Owner reports 4
2003-Q2 Owner reports 9
2003-Q3 Owner reports 6
2003-Q4 Owner reports 6
2004-Q1 Owner reports 10
2004-Q2 Owner reports 11
2004-Q3 Owner reports 4
2004-Q4 Owner reports 4
2005-Q1 Owner reports 6
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 5
2006-Q2 Owner reports 5
2006-Q3 Owner reports 5
2006-Q4 Owner reports 6
2007-Q1 Owner reports 4
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 5
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 3
2008-Q3 Owner reports 6
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 3
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 3
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 3
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 4
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 PE02082
Defect investigation 1 PE06028
Defect investigation 1 EA06019

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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