2005 Dodge Caravan: Reliability Data

691
Total Complaints
64,826mi
Median Mileage
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Top Issue
24
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

41,000 25th Percentile
64,826 Median Mileage
91,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
193
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
113
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
68
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
22
AIR BAGS
22
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
17
STEERING
16
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
12
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
10

Severity Assessment

24
Crashes
0
Fires
24
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ONLY HAD TWO SPEEDS, WHENEVER IT RAINED HARD WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT REMOVING THE WATER OF THE WINDSHIELD FAST ENOUGH. THIS WAS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT MET FMVSS. AND NOTHING ELSE WILL B..."
"CONSUMER HAD A 2005 CARAVAN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND THE WINDSHIELD SHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING SO SLOW THAT SHE COULD NOT S..."
"MY MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DRIVING AT 23 MPH IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN. SHE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT TOUCH MY MOTHER, SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT. WHEN THE KNEE AIRBAG DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE DOOR COVERING IT WAS WHAT HIT MY MOTHER IN BOTH H..."

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