1994 Dodge Caravan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 836 complaints
836
Total Complaints
107,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
116
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

89,073 25th Percentile
107,500 Median Mileage
124,583 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
96
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
66
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
36
AIR BAGS
36
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
34
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
33
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
29
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
24
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
14

Severity Assessment

116
Crashes
7
Fires
159
Injuries
5
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 10 MPH, 2:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVERS/PASSENGERS AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY. TT"
"SEAT BELT FAILED IN ABOVE ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK"
"DURING REAR SIDE-IMPACT COLLISION AT 15-20PH, REAR TAILGATE LATCH FAILED, CAUSING TAILGATE DOOR TO FLY OPEN AND BELONGINGS INSIDE OF VEHICLE FELL OUT. *AK"

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