2003 Dodge Stratus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 110 complaints
110
Total Complaints
58,750mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

33,000 25th Percentile
58,750 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
11
SUSPENSION:REAR
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
SUSPENSION
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
ENGINE
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I OWN A 2003 DODGE STRATUS SXT SEDAN 2.4L. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS RUSTING ON THE AXLES & BRAKES TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE SECOND DAY I HAD THE CAR IT COMPLETELY SHUT ITSELF DOWN AND WOULDN'T START, IMMEDIATELY MY CAR DEALERSHIP PICKED UP THE CAR AND SAID IT ..."
"I OWN A 2003 DODGE STRATUS SXT SEDAN 2.4L. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS RUSTING ON THE AXLES & BRAKES TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE SECOND DAY I HAD THE CAR IT COMPLETELY SHUT ITSELF DOWN AND WOULDN'T START, IMMEDIATELY MY CAR DEALERSHIP PICKED UP THE CAR AND SAID IT ..."
"THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED WHICH WAS EITHER CAUSED BY THE CALIPERS OR THE BRAKE HOSE COLLAPSING PER THE MECHANIC. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, HOWEVER IT DID NOT REMEDY THE GRINDING NOISE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A SMELL OF METAL RUBBING WHEN BRAKING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WI..."

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