2000 Dodge Dakota: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1094 complaints
1094
Total Complaints
50,501mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Top Issue
77
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

35,000 25th Percentile
50,501 Median Mileage
70,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
206
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
137
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
96
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
48
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
41
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
35
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
28
SUSPENSION
21
SUSPENSION:FRONT
20
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
20

Severity Assessment

77
Crashes
16
Fires
62
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK"
"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT CAUSING FAILURE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMS THAT BRAKES PULL BECAUSE OF ROAD. *AK *YC"
"TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWN SHIFT WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM). *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