Dodge Avenger

887 complaints across 5 scored model years and 8 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Dodge Avenger Full report

Grade 2010–2014

2013 vs model median 1.4×

Model median3× median

Airbags & Restraints 128

Electrical 34

Engine 28

Avoid

2013

Best

2010 · 2011

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Dodge Avenger
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.26×	55	A
2011	0.39×	77	B
2012	1.02×	225	C
2013	1.42×	330	D
2014	1.00×	199	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	23
City / Highway	20 / 29
Engine	2.4L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,650

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
16V668000	SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER	2010–2014	1,435,625
13V282000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2011–2013	442,320
17V640000	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT	2012, 2013	363,930
10V475000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2010	23,237
10V009000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	2010	20,045
11V315000	STEERING:COLUMN	2011	11,096
13V043000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2013	1,785
13V552000	ENGINE	2013	521

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura TL	2012	C
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Alfa Romeo Giulia	2017	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 Avenger

Complaints in window: 330
Severity-weighted: 517.5
Model median (weighted): 365
vs model median: 1.42×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 5
Open investigations: 0

Score 52.1 D