1998 Plymouth Neon: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"OWNER HAS NON ABS BRAKES. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN A ROUTINE STOP, BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. .DEALER NOTED PROBLEM WAS DRIVER ERROR. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHCLE FROM 2 SPEED TO 3 SPEED THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED WITHOUT A REASON, RESULTING IN A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HOT AT ALL, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD A HOLE ON TOP. SERVICE DEALER SAID THEY HAD TO WAIT A FEW DAYS TO FIND OUT WHERE THE PROBL..."
"WHILE DRIIVNG THE VEHICLE A POPPING SOUND CAME FROM THE RIGHT FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WOULD ALSO GET A VIBRATION WHEN USING THE GAS/ BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER FOUND THAT THE STRUT MOUNTS AND SHOCKS WERE LO0SE. THERE WAS ALSO A LACK OF LUBRICATION ON THE BALL JOINTS WHICH CAUSED THE NOISE AND VIB..."
Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.
When Were Complaints Filed?
Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.
When Does Each Component Fail?
Median mileage at complaint for top components.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Plymouth Neon — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
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
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