2006 Dodge Magnum: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 453 complaints
453
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
26
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

55,000 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
101,376 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
85
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
61
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
51
AIR BAGS
48
POWER TRAIN
47
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
29
STEERING
20
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10

Severity Assessment

26
Crashes
2
Fires
19
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE A 2005 DODGE HEMI MAGNUM. JUST RECENTLY EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT WITH THE WINDOWS UP OR DOWN YOU CAN SMELL AN ENGULFING AMOUNT OF EXHAUST FUMES. I TOOK IT INTO UNDERWOOD DODGE (WOOSTER, OHIO), MADE THEM DRIVE WITH ME SO THEY COULD SMELL IT, AND THEY DID. THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID THERE IS NOTH..."
"I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT IN MARCH OF 05. THE DASH/INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DIMMED NORMALLY TO A LEVEL SAFE FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THEN I PURCHASED A 2006 MAGNUM IN OCT. 05. THE DASH LIGHTS DO NOT DIM TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE 05 CAR. IN FACT, THEY DON'T DIM ANYWHERE CLOSE. THEY ARE SO BRIGHT ON T..."
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL, HOWEVER THE RPM'S NEVER EXCEEDED 1800. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ACCELERATOR P..."

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