Reliability & cost of ownership
Dodge Nitro Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Dodge Nitro? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Dodge Nitro problems by model year
18 recall entries and 1113 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Nitro | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Nitro | 3 | 122 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Nitro | 3 | 78 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2009 Nitro | 1 | 24 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Nitro | 3 | 392 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Nitro | 7 | 494 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Nitro | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Dodge Nitro, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system422 complaints
- fuel system157 complaints
- gasoline157 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system130 complaints
- air bags105 complaints
- power train102 complaints
- engine90 complaints
- unknown or other80 complaints