2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 143 complaints
143
Total Complaints
53,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

7,010 25th Percentile
53,000 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
35
POWER TRAIN
12
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
10
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
AIR BAGS
6
ENGINE
6
STEERING
5
SERVICE BRAKES
4

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT OF ROOF RAILS CRACKING AT FORWARD BOLT, LEFT AND RIGHT. *JB"
"WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVOLVING. THEN, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, I ALLOWED THE CAR TO DECELERATE. THEN, AS QUICKLY AS IT LOST POWER, IT REGAINED POWER. THIS HAPPENED ON THE CAU..."
"MY CAR SHUTS OFF AND THEN TURNS BACK ON WHILE IN MOTION. THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY TURN OFF INCLUDING ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THEN TURNS BACK ON. WHEN IT TURNS BACK ON ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIKE THE ABS AND SRS LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND TURN OFF AS LIKE IF I JUST STARTED THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO..."

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