Dodge Grand Caravan - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Dodge Grand Caravan owners have reported a total of 15,350 problems for their cars built in the 25 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 Grand Caravan. The 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan cars have the most problems reported (1,886 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2020 Grand Caravan	23
2019 Grand Caravan	301
2018 Grand Caravan	342
2017 Grand Caravan	523
2016 Grand Caravan	1,194
2015 Grand Caravan	341
2014 Grand Caravan	468
2013 Grand Caravan	647
2012 Grand Caravan	814
2011 Grand Caravan	809
2010 Grand Caravan	1,291
2009 Grand Caravan	771
2008 Grand Caravan	1,886
2007 Grand Caravan	234
2006 Grand Caravan	349
2005 Grand Caravan	1,136
2004 Grand Caravan	127
2003 Grand Caravan	237
2002 Grand Caravan	310
2001 Grand Caravan	305
2000 Grand Caravan	464
1999 Grand Caravan	441
1998 Grand Caravan	575
1997 Grand Caravan	597
1996 Grand Caravan	1,155

🔍 Common problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

The following chart shows the 32 most common problems for Dodge Grand Caravan cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (4,042 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (1,646 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Electrical System	4,042
Air Bag	1,646
Engine And Engine Cooling	1,641
Power Train	1,214
Equipment	1,026
Service Brakes	826
Structure	735
Steering	582
Other Fuel System	547
Latches/locks/linkage	435

Exterior Lighting	431
Visibility	327
Seats	309
Gasoline Fuel System	290
Suspension	252
Vehicle Speed Control	224
Seat Belt	189
Tire	158
Electronic Stability Control	158
Wheel	112
Unknown Or Other	81
Child Seat	50
Parking Brake	23
Interior Lighting	16
Air Brake	14
Traction Control System	9
	6
Back Over Prevention	2
Forward Collision Avoidance	2
Lane Departure	1
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	1
Other/i Am Not Sure	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Dodge Grand Caravan 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 Grand Caravan 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 Grand Caravan 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 Grand Caravan Model Years

Grand Caravan Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2020	23	32,338	6	0.12
2019	301	180,532	7	0.24
2018	342	109,990	8	0.39
2017	523	143,580	9	0.40
2016	1,194	138,074	10	0.86
2015	341	99,641	11	0.31
2014	468	153,229	12	0.25
2013	647	139,537	13	0.36
2012	814	136,429	14	0.43
2011	809	72,706	15	0.74
2010	1,291	138,503	16	0.58
2009	771	76,871	17	0.59
2008	1,886	148,314	18	0.71
2007	234	127,712	19	0.10
2006	349	167,523	20	0.10
2005	1,136	271,979	21	0.20
2004	127	57,833	22	0.10
2003	237	153,194	23	0.07
2002	310	159,986	24	0.08
2001	305	147,209	25	0.08
2000	464	202,738	26	0.09

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Dodge Grand Caravan 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
2019 Grand Caravan	13
2018 Grand Caravan	6
2017 Grand Caravan	1
2016 Grand Caravan	28
2015 Grand Caravan	17
2014 Grand Caravan	67
2013 Grand Caravan	36
2012 Grand Caravan	18
2011 Grand Caravan	31
2010 Grand Caravan	41
2009 Grand Caravan	12
2008 Grand Caravan	45
2007 Grand Caravan	19
2006 Grand Caravan	11
2005 Grand Caravan	50
2004 Grand Caravan	11
2003 Grand Caravan	39
2002 Grand Caravan	34
2001 Grand Caravan	27
2000 Grand Caravan	25
1999 Grand Caravan	24
1998 Grand Caravan	32
1997 Grand Caravan	29
1996 Grand Caravan	87

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