Reliability & cost of ownership
Dodge Dakota Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Dodge Dakota? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Dodge Dakota problems by model year
128 recall entries and 5,779 owner complaints on file across 17 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Dodge Dakota, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- suspension1,703 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic958 complaints
- power train709 complaints
- air bags658 complaints
- steering553 complaints
- engine and engine cooling418 complaints
- electrical system370 complaints
- visibility173 complaints