Model-year matrix

Dodge Durango
which year?

Compare every Dodge Durango model year the EPA recorded, 1998 to 2027. See complaint patterns, fuel economy and configurations side by side, then open any year for recall campaigns and the full dossier. Confirm against the official NHTSA recall search.

What the stored evidence shows

Where does the Dodge Durango evidence point?

The stored comparison records 1,967 complaints for the 1999 Dodge Durango and 1,567 for 2005. For 1999, the largest component label is suspension; for 2005, it is fuel system, gasoline. The separate recall projection lists 5 campaigns for 1999 and 9 for 2005. These complaint totals are not failure rates and do not adjust for vehicle numbers, age, mileage or condition, so they cannot establish a reliability ranking. Use the component labels to focus further research rather than assuming a diagnosis for an individual car.

Next step: Read the relevant year dossier and official campaign details, then check the exact VIN, specification and maintenance history.

Historical snapshot: complaint/EPA comparison generated August 25, 2026; recall projection generated August 25, 2026. These summaries do not establish current recall status. Sources and methods.

Evidence-led answer

Looking for the best Dodge Durango year—or years to avoid?

The official records cannot honestly name a best, worst or most reliable year. Complaint totals have no sales, mileage or age denominator. They can show where more reports were filed and which components were named, giving you years to investigate more closely before checking the exact car and its VIN.

What is the best year for the Dodge Durango?

No official dataset can support one universal best year. Use the table to compare complaint patterns and EPA figures, then open the shortlisted years for recall campaigns and exact specifications.

Which Dodge Durango years should you avoid?

The records cannot justify a blanket avoid label. Years with more reports are surfaced below as research priorities, not predictions about every car from that year.

01 · More reports to inspect1999

1,967 indexed complaint reports; suspension is the most-reported component label.

Open the 1999 dossier →02 · More reports to inspect2005

1,567 indexed complaint reports; fuel system, gasoline is the most-reported component label.

Open the 2005 dossier →03 · More reports to inspect2004

1,114 indexed complaint reports; engine is the most-reported component label.

Open the 2004 dossier →

Do not read this as an avoid list. Older and higher-selling model years usually accumulate more reports. A low count can also mean a newer, rarer or poorly matched vehicle—not a safer one.

Read this as evidence, not a ranking.

Complaint totals are counts of owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects, and they carry no denominator: they are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, how old they are, how far they are driven, or how much publicity a fault received. A high-volume or older year will usually show more reports than a rare or recent one. The site does not convert these into a reliability score, because the data needed to do that honestly is not in the public record.

Direct comparison

Compare two Dodge Durango model years.

Choose any two years. The URL keeps the pair so you can return to the same comparison. Every figure below is an observed official record or EPA estimate—not a reliability score.

First model year

2026 Dodge Durango

NHTSA complaint allegations: 11
Combined EPA economy: 13–20 mpg/MPGe
EPA configurations: 5
Annual EPA fuel-cost estimate: $3,100–5,850
Fuel labels: Midgrade Gasoline · Premium Gasoline · Regular Gasoline

Most-reported component labelsunknown or other 4electrical system 2service brakes 2

Open the 2026 evidence dossier →

Second model year

2027 Dodge Durango

NHTSA complaint allegations: 0
Combined EPA economy: 13–20 mpg/MPGe
EPA configurations: 5
Annual EPA fuel-cost estimate: $3,100–5,850
Fuel labels: Midgrade Gasoline · Premium Gasoline · Regular Gasoline

Most-reported component labelsNo component label indexed

Open the 2027 evidence dossier →

Observed complaint-record difference

2027 has 11 fewer indexed complaint allegations than 2026.

This is not a rate or reliability finding. The counts have no sales, mileage, age or exposure denominator, and newer years have had less time to accumulate reports.

Side by side

Dodge Durango by year.

Complaint bars are scaled against this model’s own highest year, so they compare years with each other and with nothing else.

Dodge Durango model years with NHTSA complaint totals, most-reported components, EPA fuel economy and configuration counts
Year	Complaints	Most-reported components	Combined MPG	EPA configs	Annual fuel cost	Dossier
2027	0	—	13–20	5	$3,100–5,850	Dossier →
2026	11	unknown or other 4electrical system 2service brakes 2	13–20	5	$3,100–5,850	Dossier →
2025	7	electrical system 4forward collision avoidance 2back over prevention 1	13–20	5	$3,100–5,850	Dossier →
2024	12	electrical system 5power train 5engine 3	13–21	6	$2,950–5,850	Dossier →
2023	27	exterior lighting 9power train 8electrical system 6	13–21	6	$2,950–5,850	Dossier →
2022	55	exterior lighting 24electrical system 11engine 10	15–21	5	$2,950–5,050	Dossier →
2021	188	exterior lighting 81electrical system 40unknown or other 23	13–21	6	$2,950–5,850	Dossier →
2020	54	exterior lighting 21electrical system 9engine 7	15–21	5	$2,950–5,050	Dossier →
2019	141	exterior lighting 45electrical system 37engine 24	15–21	5	$2,950–5,050	Dossier →
2018	229	electrical system 86exterior lighting 55unknown or other 32	15–21	5	$2,950–5,050	Dossier →
2017	210	exterior lighting 80electrical system 62engine 28	17–21	4	$2,950–4,150	Dossier →
2016	160	exterior lighting 53electrical system 40power train 30	17–21	4	$2,950–4,150	Dossier →
2015	503	exterior lighting 198electrical system 95seats 92	16–20	4	$3,100–4,400	Dossier →
2014	782	exterior lighting 260seats 164electrical system 149	16–20	4	$3,100–4,400	Dossier →
2013	640	electrical system 293engine 116fuel/propulsion system 84	15–19	4	$3,250–4,700	Dossier →
2012	639	electrical system 346engine 141fuel/propulsion system 89	15–19	4	$3,250–4,700	Dossier →
2011	797	electrical system 518engine 179fuel/propulsion system 119	15–19	4	$3,250–4,100	Dossier →
2009	12	air bags 3electrical system 2fuel system, gasoline 1	15–21	6	$2,950–4,100	Dossier →
2008	97	air bags 26fuel system, gasoline 21fuel/propulsion system 21	15–16	7	$3,850–4,100	Dossier →
2007	191	fuel system, gasoline 40air bags 32fuel/propulsion system 28	14–16	5	$3,850–4,400	Dossier →
2006	851	fuel system, gasoline 421fuel/propulsion system 151electrical system 90	12–16	7	$3,850–5,100	Dossier →
2005	1,567	fuel system, gasoline 598engine and engine cooling 218power train 218	14–16	5	$3,850–4,400	Dossier →
2004	1,114	engine 326engine and engine cooling 255electrical system 251	13–16	5	$3,850–4,750	Dossier →
2003	339	suspension 107electrical system 57engine and engine cooling 40	13–15	4	$4,100–4,750	Dossier →
2002	423	suspension 164power train 73electrical system 51	12–15	6	$4,100–5,100	Dossier →
2001	665	suspension 346power train 114electrical system 95	13–14	4	$4,400–4,750	Dossier →
2000	1,075	suspension 644engine and engine cooling 136power train 131	12–15	5	$4,100–5,100	Dossier →
1999	1,967	suspension 1,657engine and engine cooling 296power train 195	12–15	6	$4,100–5,100	Dossier →
1998	965	suspension 820power train 111steering 103	13	2	$4,750	Dossier →

Evidence snapshot generated August 25, 2026. “Not indexed” means this comparison snapshot has no complaint count for the exact year, make and model. It does not establish zero complaints or the absence of a fault. Recall campaigns are shown separately in the Dodge Durango recall register, with the imported source dates and campaign details. Each year’s dossier also checks the NHTSA API. Confirm current applicability and remedy status using the official VIN lookup.