2007 Dodge Caliber Awd: Reliability Data

128
Total Complaints
67,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

25,895 25th Percentile
67,000 Median Mileage
97,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12
ENGINE
8
SUSPENSION:FRONT
7
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
4
WHEELS
4

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
0
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK, THE VEHICLE TOTALLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND..."
"IT IS ABOUT DODGE CALIBER SXT 2007 SPORTS I, THE UNDERSIGNED,GIVE YOU THIS WRITTEN INFORMATION THAT I HAVE LEASED THE NEW LATEST MODEL TEMPTED BY ADVERTISEMENT AND IN ORDER TO BUY A SAFE VEHICLE. BEFORE I WENT FOR MY FIRST OIL CHANGE I ALREADY POSTED MY FEEDBACK OPINION ONLINE TO THE DODGE COMPANY..."
"HEAD ON COLLISION IN 2007 DODGE CALIBER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER FRACTURED BACK IN 2 LOCATIONS HAS ALSO INCURRED NECK AND LEG INJURIES. *JB"

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