Dodge Neon owners have reported a total of 2,573 problems for their cars built in the 10 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 Neon. The 1996 Dodge Neon cars have the most problems reported (611 problems).
The following chart shows the 25 most common problems for Dodge Neon cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (893 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (339 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Dodge Neon 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 Neon 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 Neon 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.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Dodge Neon is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
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| ✿ Fuel Economy of Neon Vehicles |
| ☘ Neon Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ Neon Safety Recalls |
| ☤ Neon Defect Investigations |
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