1998 Dodge Caravan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 840 complaints
840
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
62
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
115,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
82
AIR BAGS
59
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
46
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
42
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
32
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
28
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
24
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
19
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
19
SUSPENSION:FRONT
18

Severity Assessment

62
Crashes
31
Fires
47
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES."
"VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING BURNS AND INJURIES TO FACE, NECK AND CHEST."
"ROCKER ARM GASKET FAILURE"

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