2017 Dodge Grand Caravan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 522 complaints
522
Total Complaints
65,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

51,604 25th Percentile
65,500 Median Mileage
85,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
136
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
93
STRUCTURE:BODY
85
ENGINE
54
POWER TRAIN
37
AIR BAGS
19
SEATS
12
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
8

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
3
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HEAT, AND ONLY REAR CONTROLS. STILL NOT NORMAL AMOUNT OF HEAT. FRONT DO NOT NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS ON DEFROST, BARELY ENOUGH HEAT DISPLACED ON WIND SHIELD CAUSING VISIBILITY IN THE WINTER TO BE HORRIBLE. THE AMOUNT OF VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 45% OF WINDSHIELD. 10550 MILES CUR..."
"THE BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HEAT, AND ONLY REAR CONTROLS. STILL NOT NORMAL AMOUNT OF HEAT. FRONT DO NOT NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS ON DEFROST, BARELY ENOUGH HEAT DISPLACED ON WIND SHIELD CAUSING VISIBILITY IN THE WINTER TO BE HORRIBLE. THE AMOUNT OF VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 45% OF WINDSHIELD. 10550 MILES CUR..."
"THE BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HEAT, AND ONLY REAR CONTROLS. STILL NOT NORMAL AMOUNT OF HEAT. FRONT DO NOT NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS ON DEFROST, BARELY ENOUGH HEAT DISPLACED ON WIND SHIELD CAUSING VISIBILITY IN THE WINTER TO BE HORRIBLE. THE AMOUNT OF VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 45% OF WINDSHIELD. 10550 MILES CUR..."

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