1996 Dodge Avenger — reported problems

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 230 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

• Suspension65 (28.3%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1995–2000.
• Brakes31 (13.5%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2010.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)22 (9.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2009.
• Engine21 (9.1%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1998–2013.
• Electrical system16 (7.0%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2008–2013.
• Air bags (restraint system)10 (4.3%)Official recall records for this system: 11, covering model years 2008–2014.

Other / uncategorized: 4 classifications (1.7%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (6,308 records, model years 1995–2014) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, air bags (restraint system) and engine.
• Safety recalls (75 records, model years 1995–2014) are most frequently classified under: fuel system, air bags (restraint system) and lights.
• Transport Canada recalls (60 records, model years 1995–2014) are most frequently classified under: steering, air bags (restraint system) and engine.
• Manufacturer communications (1,274 records, model years 1995–2014) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 269 records for 1995 269
2. 1996 234 records for 1996 234
3. 1997 163 records for 1997 163
4. 1998 128 records for 1998 128
5. 1999 118 records for 1999 118
6. 2000 52 records for 2000 52
7. 2008 903 records for 2008 903
8. 2009 108 records for 2009 108
9. 2010 211 records for 2010 211
10. 2011 306 records for 2011 306
11. 2012 669 records for 2012 669
12. 2013 699 records for 2013 699
13. 2014 344 records for 2014 344

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 19mention a crash
• 3mention a fire
• 14mention an injury
• 1mention a fatality

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 3
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 71
• Investigations NHTSA 1
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 2
• Owner complaints NHTSA 157

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