2010 Dodge Nitro: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 111 complaints
111
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,250 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
24
AIR BAGS
12
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
ENGINE
9
SERVICE BRAKES
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
5
POWER TRAIN
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN FUELING VEHICLE GAS SPITS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. *TR"
"WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE. BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD WOULD NOT LET ME PRESS ALL THE WAY. IT WOULD ONLY LET ME PRESS IT HALFWAY. KEPT PRESSING UNTIL IT FINALLY DECIDED TO STOP. ALMOST HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS PASSING BY. *TR"
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NO..."

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