"How reliable is the 1998 Plymouth Voyager?"

"Based on 443 NHTSA complaints, the 1998 Plymouth Voyager has a median complaint mileage of 80000 miles. The most common issue is Automatic Transmission."

"What are common problems with the 1998 Plymouth Voyager?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1998 Plymouth Voyager is Automatic Transmission, accounting for a significant portion of the 443 total complaints filed."

1998 Plymouth Voyager: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 443 complaints

443

Total Complaints

80,000mi

Median Mileage

Automatic Transmission

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

58,000 25th Percentile

80,000 Median Mileage

100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Automatic Transmission

Air Bags

Engine

Belts And Associated Pulleys

Frontal

Unknown Or Other

Gasoline

Horn

Engine And Engine Cooling

Electrical System

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEATBELT ON PASSENGER'S MIDDLE REAR IS FAULTY. SEAT BELT DOES NOT HOLD TIGHTLY, CAUSING CHILD TO SWING OUT OF SEATBELT WHILE VEHICLE IS MAKING A TURN. DEALER NOTED THAT PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK"

"WHILE IDLING AT STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR REVVED AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR. I HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. THE SOLENOID THAT REGULATES THE IDLE SPEED GETS OUT OF SYNC AFTER A REAL HARD STOP. IT DOES NOT BACK INTO SYNC UNLESS THE VAN IS REVVED TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 RPM OR THE COMPUTER I..."

"THE STRUCTURE ON WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE SITS IS HALF AN INCH LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER HAS SEEN, NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *AK"

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.

Automatic Transmission 40 complaints

25th: 47,500 mi Median: 73,000 mi 75th: 90,500 mi

Air Bags 35 complaints

25th: 70,500 mi Median: 80,579 mi 75th: 106,000 mi

Engine 26 complaints

25th: 46,139 mi Median: 50,000 mi 75th: 56,250 mi

Frontal 18 complaints

25th: 85,091 mi Median: 96,000 mi 75th: 103,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 34 PA: 33 FL: 31 WI: 29 OH: 29 NY: 26 MI: 26 TX: 25 IL: 23 MD: 19

Who Files Complaints?

43.6%

Original Owners

56.4%

Second+ Owners

Plymouth Voyager — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	270	-	Automatic Transmission	17
1991	624	108,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	26
1992	893	123,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	42
1993	749	119,500	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	52
1994	670	110,000	Automatic Transmission	86
1995	476	100,000	Automatic Transmission	71
1996	1111	94,785	Air Bags	40
1997	474	90,482	Air Bags	16
1999	362	70,000	Air Bags	31
2000	214	60,000	Automatic Transmission	23

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