"How reliable is the 2011 Dodge Nitro?"

"Based on 197 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Dodge Nitro has a median complaint mileage of 63000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

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

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Dodge Nitro is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 197 total complaints filed."

2011 Dodge Nitro: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 197 complaints

197

Total Complaints

63,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

35,646 25th Percentile

63,000 Median Mileage

98,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AIR BAGS

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VISIBILITY/WIPER

SERVICE BRAKES

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO HEAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS FACE. THE ..."

"I DRIVE A 2011 DODGE NITRO AND I WENT ON A TRIP AND ON MY WAY OVER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AND IT SMELLED LIKE RAW GAS, AND AS I WOULD STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WOULD START MISFIRING. THEN ON MY WAY BACK I CONTINUED HAVING THE SAME P..."

"USING MY KEYLESS ENTRY FOB, I UNLOCKED MY DOOR AND TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BUT THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON SO I KNEW THE BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD. I THOUGHT THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOB MIGHT BE GOING OUT, SO I WENT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER KEY FOB BATTERY. WITH THE NEW BATTERY I..."

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