2009 Dodge Nitro: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE OPENED THE FUEL TANK CAP THE BOLTS WERE COVERED WITH RUST ON BOTH SIDES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE BOLTS DO NOT COME WITH A COATING AND THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900."
"WHILE PUMPING MY GAS THE GAS BEGAN TO BACKFLOW UP IN POOR EVERYWHERE AND ALL OVER THE CAR AND THE GROUND AT THE GAS STATION AND ON MY HANDS. THIS CLEARLY IS UNSAFE FOR ONE IT IS A HUGE FIRE HAZARD IT IS DANGEROUS TOWARDS ONES HEALTH AND ALSO THE ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE READ ELSEWHERE OF OTHER PEOPLE NUM..."
"IF I FILL UP MY NITRO WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS A LOT ON THE GROUND. EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP THIS HAPPENS SO I QUIT FILLING IT UP. *TR"
Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.
When Were Complaints Filed?
Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.
When Does Each Component Fail?
Median mileage at complaint for top components.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Dodge Nitro — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
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
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