Dodge Journey - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Dodge Journey owners have reported a total of 8,140 problems for their cars built in the 14 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 Journey. The 2009 Dodge Journey cars have the most problems reported (2,230 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2020 Journey	83
2019 Journey	117
2018 Journey	330
2017 Journey	306
2016 Journey	604
2015 Journey	851
2014 Journey	629
2013 Journey	499
2012 Journey	623
2011 Journey	255
2010 Journey	1,595
2009 Journey	2,230
2008 Journey	12
2007 Journey	6

🔍 Common problems of Dodge Journey

The following chart shows the 34 most common problems for Dodge Journey cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (2,129 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,053 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Dodge Journey

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Electrical System	2,129
Engine And Engine Cooling	1,053
Service Brakes	995
Equipment	724
Air Bag	672
Power Train	511
Steering	345
Seats	290
Electronic Stability Control	290
Vehicle Speed Control	217

Exterior Lighting	143
Other Fuel System	114
Wheel	104
Visibility	101
Suspension	80
Structure	79
Tire	74
Seat Belt	60
Back Over Prevention	45
Forward Collision Avoidance	24
Unknown Or Other	23
Air Brake	23
Latches/locks/linkage	12
Traction Control System	10
Gasoline Fuel System	7
Lane Departure	4
Parking Brake	3
Interior Lighting	2
	1
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	1
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	1
Carry Handle, Shell, Base	1
Tether, Lower Anchor (on Car Seat Or Vehicle)	1
Child Seat	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

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

Journey Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2020	83	38,047	6	0.36
2019	117	47,291	7	0.35
2018	330	97,767	8	0.42
2017	306	83,538	9	0.41
2016	604	73,270	10	0.82
2015	851	85,018	11	0.91
2014	629	67,139	12	0.78
2013	499	67,886	13	0.57
2012	623	57,961	14	0.77
2011	255	23,820	15	0.71
2010	1,595	60,022	16	1.66
2009	2,230	66,775	17	1.96

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Dodge Journey 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 Journey	6
2018 Journey	36
2017 Journey	14
2016 Journey	36
2015 Journey	96
2014 Journey	36
2013 Journey	10
2012 Journey	36
2011 Journey	33
2010 Journey	59
2009 Journey	92

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