2000 Dodge Neon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 489 complaints
489
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
104
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,377 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
87,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
49
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
21
AIR BAGS
19
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
14
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
14
TIRES
13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
12
STRUCTURE
11

Severity Assessment

104
Crashes
7
Fires
90
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. MJS"
"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 65MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK"
"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 65MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *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