Dodge Stratus - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Dodge Stratus owners have reported a total of 2,524 problems for their cars built in the 12 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 Stratus. The 1996 Dodge Stratus cars have the most problems reported (553 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2007 Stratus	2
2006 Stratus	95
2005 Stratus	93
2004 Stratus	165
2003 Stratus	104
2002 Stratus	169
2001 Stratus	231
2000 Stratus	222
1999 Stratus	263
1998 Stratus	278
1997 Stratus	349
1996 Stratus	553

🔍 Common problems of Dodge Stratus

The following chart shows the 27 most common problems for Dodge Stratus cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (850 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's suspension (208 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Dodge Stratus

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	850
Suspension	208
Electrical System	207
Steering	201
Service Brakes	190
Power Train	188
Air Bag	184
Structure	77
Vehicle Speed Control	71
Gasoline Fuel System	61

Equipment	43
Unknown Or Other	42
Seat Belt	41
Visibility	33
Other Fuel System	24
Wheel	24
Seats	20
Exterior Lighting	16
Tire	13
Interior Lighting	6
Child Seat	6
Air Brake	6
Latches/locks/linkage	5
Electronic Stability Control	5
Traction Control System	1
Parking Brake	1
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📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

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

Stratus Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2006	95	80,041	19	0.06
2005	93	86,744	20	0.05
2004	165	116,240	21	0.07
2003	104	44,415	22	0.11
2002	169	86,568	23	0.08
2001	231	83,970	24	0.11
2000	222	119,087	25	0.07

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Dodge Stratus 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
2006 Stratus	6
2005 Stratus	2
2004 Stratus	17
2003 Stratus	15
2002 Stratus	7
2001 Stratus	18
2000 Stratus	11
1999 Stratus	13
1998 Stratus	16
1997 Stratus	15
1996 Stratus	31

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