Dodge Caliber - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Dodge Caliber owners have reported a total of 2,866 problems for their cars built in the 7 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Dodge Caliber. The 2007 Dodge Caliber cars have the most problems reported (1,381 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Dodge Caliber

Model Year Number of Problems
  2012 Caliber
82
  2011 Caliber
261
  2010 Caliber
245
  2009 Caliber
338
  2008 Caliber
556
  2007 Caliber
1,381
  2006 Caliber
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🔍 Common problems of Dodge Caliber

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Dodge Caliber cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's suspension (485 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (338 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Dodge Caliber

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Suspension
485
  Electrical System
338
  Structure
304
  Engine And Engine Cooling
247
  Equipment
199
  Power Train
197
  Vehicle Speed Control
169
  Steering
168
  Air Bag
163
  Exterior Lighting
123
   
  Other Fuel System
78
  Service Brakes
76
  Seat Belt
76
  Wheel
58
  Electronic Stability Control
53
  Visibility
33
  Tire
31
  Unknown Or Other
26
  Gasoline Fuel System
18
  Seats
14
  Latches/locks/linkage
5
  Parking Brake
1
  Air Brake
1
  Forward Collision Avoidance
1
  Lane Departure
1
 
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📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Dodge Caliber of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Caliber model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Dodge Caliber model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Caliber Model Years

Caliber
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2012 8210,95814    
0.53
  2011 26137,02715    
0.47
  2010 24546,94716    
0.33
  2009 33844,67017    
0.45
  2008 55688,30218    
0.35
  2007 1,381160,94119    
0.45

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Dodge Caliber is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2012 Caliber
1
  2011 Caliber
31
  2010 Caliber
2
  2009 Caliber
13
  2008 Caliber
20
  2007 Caliber
62


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