"How reliable is the 2011 Dodge Caliber?"

"Based on 271 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Dodge Caliber has a median complaint mileage of 60200 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Dodge Caliber?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Dodge Caliber is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 271 total complaints filed."

2011 Dodge Caliber: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 271 complaints

271

Total Complaints

60,200mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

26,650 25th Percentile

60,200 Median Mileage

94,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

SUSPENSION

ENGINE

SEAT BELTS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

POWER TRAIN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:BODY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE 2011 DODGE CALIBER I PURCHASED HAD SEVEN (7) MILES ON IT WHEN I TEST DROVE IT. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT THE STOP LIGHT AND WHILE IN MOTION. MOST OF THE STALLS WERE EXPERIENCED AFTER MAKING A TURN. IT HAS STALLED FIVE TIMES. I HAVE NOT REACHED THIRTY DAYS OF OWNERSHIP. THE ..."

"I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 4/11/2011, AND THIS CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING THE FIRST TIME AT 402 MILES , IT HAS HAPPENED ANOTHER FOUR TIMES. THE CAR DIES LIKE THE KEY WAS SHUT OFF NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 06/22/2011 AND AS USUAL THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH IT. I DO KNOW THAT DOD..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FA..."

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