Dodge Intrepid - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Dodge Intrepid owners have reported a total of 4,561 problems for their cars built in the 9 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 Intrepid. The 2000 Dodge Intrepid cars have the most problems reported (1,074 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2004 Intrepid	140
2003 Intrepid	109
2002 Intrepid	337
2001 Intrepid	664
2000 Intrepid	1,074
1999 Intrepid	1,000
1998 Intrepid	375
1997 Intrepid	346
1996 Intrepid	507

🔍 Common problems of Dodge Intrepid

The following chart shows the 25 most common problems for Dodge Intrepid cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (2,654 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's steering (356 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Dodge Intrepid

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	2,654
Steering	356
Power Train	256
Electrical System	216
Air Bag	164
Gasoline Fuel System	154
Service Brakes	133
Exterior Lighting	74
Visibility	74
Seats	69

Suspension	68
Vehicle Speed Control	58
Equipment	54
Structure	53
Seat Belt	38
Latches/locks/linkage	36
Unknown Or Other	30
Tire	22
Other Fuel System	18
Wheel	14
Interior Lighting	6
Electronic Stability Control	4
Air Brake	4
Parking Brake	3
Child Seat	3

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

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

Intrepid Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2004	140	67,309	20	0.10
2003	109	40,479	21	0.13
2002	337	112,826	22	0.14
2001	664	113,421	23	0.25
2000	1,074	162,757	24	0.27

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Dodge Intrepid 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
2004 Intrepid	10
2003 Intrepid	9
2002 Intrepid	11
2001 Intrepid	8
2000 Intrepid	34
1999 Intrepid	31
1998 Intrepid	20
1997 Intrepid	10
1996 Intrepid	32

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