1999 Dodge Caravan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 745 complaints
745
Total Complaints
84,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
64
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

56,175 25th Percentile
84,000 Median Mileage
111,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
81
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
74
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
34
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
33
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
30
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
27
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
21
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
20
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
18
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
16

Severity Assessment

64
Crashes
21
Fires
45
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR SWITCH BURN OUT, PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN VAN REBUILT. TT"
"CUSTOMER REBATE CHANGED TO 1000 DOLLARS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 750 DOLLAR REBATE PROGRAM, TO EXPIRE 1/4/99 I WROTE TO ASK FOR THE ADDITIONAL 250DOLLARCHANGED ON 11/24/98. SO FAR NO RESPONSE"
"INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES. PROBLEM HAPPENED 6 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *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