Dodge Durango - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Dodge Durango owners have reported a total of 16,355 problems for their cars built in the 29 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 Durango. The 1999 Dodge Durango cars have the most problems reported (2,038 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Durango	10
2025 Durango	10
2024 Durango	19
2023 Durango	45
2022 Durango	74
2021 Durango	242
2020 Durango	68
2019 Durango	199
2018 Durango	320
2017 Durango	302
2016 Durango	222
2015 Durango	657
2014 Durango	1,013
2013 Durango	885
2012 Durango	902
2011 Durango	1,161
2009 Durango	18
2008 Durango	125
2007 Durango	321
2006 Durango	972
2005 Durango	1,853
2004 Durango	1,277
2003 Durango	383
2002 Durango	453
2001 Durango	700
2000 Durango	1,110
1999 Durango	2,038
1998 Durango	972
1997 Durango	4

🔍 Common problems of Dodge Durango

The following chart shows the 37 most common problems for Dodge Durango cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (2,642 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's suspension (2,319 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Dodge Durango

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Electrical System	2,642
Suspension	2,319
Engine And Engine Cooling	2,299
Power Train	1,131
Gasoline Fuel System	1,056
Exterior Lighting	1,011
Other Fuel System	942
Air Bag	846
Service Brakes	828
Equipment	692

Steering	610
Seats	511
Vehicle Speed Control	268
Visibility	221
Structure	202
Seat Belt	189
Electronic Stability Control	129
Wheel	102
Tire	101
Latches/locks/linkage	69
Unknown Or Other	63
Forward Collision Avoidance	38
Air Brake	24
Back Over Prevention	21
Lane Departure	10
Parking Brake	9
Child Seat	5
Interior Lighting	5
	3
Carry Handle, Shell, Base	2
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	1
Hybrid Propulsion System	1
Tether, Lower Anchor (on Car Seat Or Vehicle)	1
Diesel Fuel System	1
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	1
Traction Control System	1
Other/i Am Not Sure	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Dodge Durango 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 Durango 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 Durango 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 Durango Model Years

Durango Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	74	12,079	4	1.53
2021	242	21,373	5	2.26
2020	68	18,156	6	0.62
2019	199	18,295	7	1.55
2018	320	23,165	8	1.73
2017	302	22,868	9	1.47
2016	222	14,374	10	1.54
2015	657	28,237	11	2.12
2014	1,013	30,859	12	2.74
2013	885	26,067	13	2.61
2012	902	16,547	14	3.89
2011	1,161	16,949	15	4.57
2009	18	1,378	17	0.77
2008	125	8,490	18	0.82
2007	321	14,508	19	1.16
2006	972	33,361	20	1.46
2005	1,853	40,647	21	2.17
2004	1,277	40,867	22	1.42
2003	383	41,131	23	0.40
2002	453	35,759	24	0.53
2001	700	38,057	25	0.74
2000	1,110	53,299	26	0.80

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Dodge Durango 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 Year	Problems Reported
2026 Durango	10
2025 Durango	7
2024 Durango	7
2023 Durango	5
2022 Durango	12
2021 Durango	25
2020 Durango	2
2019 Durango	27
2018 Durango	25
2017 Durango	25
2016 Durango	28
2015 Durango	23
2014 Durango	60
2013 Durango	39
2012 Durango	19
2011 Durango	17
2009 Durango	4
2008 Durango	4
2007 Durango	13
2006 Durango	31
2005 Durango	109
2004 Durango	96
2003 Durango	34
2002 Durango	46
2001 Durango	46
2000 Durango	60
1999 Durango	89
1998 Durango	64

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