1993 Dodge Caravan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1228 complaints
1228
Total Complaints
130,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
87
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

107,000 25th Percentile
130,000 Median Mileage
158,158 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
258
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
76
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
62
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
46
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
41
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
32
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
31
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
24
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
23
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
23

Severity Assessment

87
Crashes
7
Fires
110
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS PUMP RUNS IN NORMAL BRAKING PATTERNS WITH NO CAUSE FOR USE. TT"
"ABS:WHEN BRAKING AND RIDING OVER ROUGH SURFACE BRAKES CEASE TO WORK/FAIL COMPLETELY; RESUMES AFTER RETURNING TO SMOOTH SURFACE; NO WARNING. TT"
"DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED UPON REAR END COLLISION. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28