Reliability & cost of ownership

Dodge Grand Caravan Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Dodge Grand Caravan? 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 Grand Caravan problems by model year

131 recall entries and 12,335 owner complaints on file across 26 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2020 Grand Caravan1204.0AI reliability outlook →
2019 Grand Caravan4484.0AI reliability outlook →
2018 Grand Caravan42704.0AI reliability outlook →
2017 Grand Caravan34144.0AI reliability outlook →
2016 Grand Caravan61,0014.0AI reliability outlook →
2015 Grand Caravan42814.0AI reliability outlook →
2014 Grand Caravan53594.0AI reliability outlook →
2013 Grand Caravan44714.0AI reliability outlook →
2012 Grand Caravan65844.0AI reliability outlook →
2011 Grand Caravan4530No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2010 Grand Caravan6870No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2009 Grand Caravan7544No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2008 Grand Caravan81,293No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2007 Grand Caravan3182No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2006 Grand Caravan4284No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2005 Grand Caravan6995No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2004 Grand Caravan3116No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2003 Grand Caravan3219No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2002 Grand Caravan6290No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2001 Grand Caravan5298No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2000 Grand Caravan8442No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1999 Grand Caravan5431No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1998 Grand Caravan6557No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1997 Grand Caravan6576No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1996 Grand Caravan111,152No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1995 Grand Caravan3108No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Dodge Grand Caravan, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • electrical system4,261 complaints
  • air bags1,632 complaints
  • power train1,355 complaints
  • engine992 complaints
  • unknown or other880 complaints
  • structure872 complaints
  • engine and engine cooling723 complaints
  • steering685 complaints