2000 Plymouth Breeze: Reliability Data

42
Total Complaints
100,000mi
Median Mileage
Hose, Piping, And Connections
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

86,000 25th Percentile
100,000 Median Mileage
122,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Hose, Piping, And Connections
12
Steering
4
Engine And Engine Cooling
3
Fuel Pump
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Engine
2
Electrical System
2
Frontal
1
Brake Lights
1
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
26
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE JERKING OR STICKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEY ALSO SQEAK OR SOUNDS LIKE AIR IN THE BRAKES"
"WHEN STOPPING COULD HEAR METAL AGAINST METAL. CONSUMER LOOKED AT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE, PAD WAS BAD. TOOK TO A SPECIALIST, AND THEY SAID CALIPER WAS BAD.*AK"
"WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 40, VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. TOWED TO DEALER,AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. SECOND AND FORTH GEARS GOT SO HOT THAT THEY MELTED TOGETHER, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FREEZE UP.*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.

Hose, Piping, And Connections 12 complaints
25th: 98,000 mi Median: 100,000 mi 75th: 120,000 mi
Steering 4 complaints
Median: 140,000 mi
Engine And Engine Cooling 3 complaints
Median: 75,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

WA: 5 IL: 4 GA: 3 NY: 3 LA: 3 FL: 3 TX: 3 AL: 2 MO: 2 IA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

9.5%
Original Owners
90.5%
Second+ Owners

Plymouth Breeze — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199626825
199720310
199820123
199915319

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