MODELYEARINDEX

Which Dodge Durango years to avoid

Across 11 scored model years, the 2011, 2012 and 2013 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Dodge Durango Full report
F
Grade 2011–2021
2011 vs model median 3.5×
Model median3× median
Electrical 250
Fuel System 78
Engine 74
Avoid

2011 · 2012

Best

2019 · 2020

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.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2011
3.46× 546 F
2012
2.19× 364 F
2013
1.92× 337 F
2014
1.81× 339 F
2015
1.46× 271 D
2016
0.92× 147 C
2017
0.84× 151 B
2018
0.85× 173 C
2019
0.56× 104 B
2020
0.19× 35 A
2021
1.00× 189 C
2022 P
0.47× 83 B
2023 P
0.25× 46 A
2024 P
0.12× 26 A
2025 P
0.06× 12 A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2011 F 546 reports · median 50,000 mi

  1. Electrical 250

    The contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. While traveling 35 MPH, the contact noticed that the instrument panel and radio failed. Moments later, the power steering also failed. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Fuel System 78

    My vehicle has push button start. The battery in the remote that controls the vehicle started to die and the vehicle became hard to start. Took the remotes to the dealership to get the batteries changed. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 74

    At random times the engine will just shut down and I have no power steering at all. It has happened over 15 times now generally when I come to a full stop and also when I AM taking a right hand turn at slow speeds. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

11 crash · 15 fire · 7 injuries

2012 F 364 reports · median 45,500 mi

  1. Electrical 143

    There has been more than one incident date on this issue. I just entered the last time it has happened. When going to start my vehicle it starts, than automatically stalls. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 60

    What happens: inconsistent and intermittent temporary brake/power failure. Brake pedal temporarily becomes extremely hard and high with almost no pedal movement or no/minimal perceived braking. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 44

    Brand new vehicle lease. At dealership when vehicle was put in gear engine stalled 4 times. Salesman entered vehicle and accelerated engine then put in gear and vehicle continued to run and stated vehicle was OK. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

8 crash · 11 fire · 5 injuries

The best year for the Durango

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2020 is the best-scoring Durango model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 90.3 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2020 0.19× 35 A
2019 0.56× 104 B
2017 0.84× 151 B

Recalls

39 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
18V332000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 2014–2018 4,815,661
15V461000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. 2014, 2015 1,416,903
24V436000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2021, 2022 1,033,433
14V391000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 2011–2014 653,562
14V154000 SERVICE BRAKES 2011–2014 646,498
17V572000 SERVICE BRAKES 2011–2014 646,394
19V813000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2011–2013 528,594
17V435000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR 2011–2014 442,214
14V634000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR 2011–2014 435,081
15V879000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 2011–2013 389,252
22V140000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE 2021, 2022 370,437
15V115000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2012, 2013 339,525

+ 27 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2011 were reported at a median of 50,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Dodge Durango years should you avoid?
2011, 2012, 2013 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Dodge Durango model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Dodge Durango?
2020 is the best-scoring Dodge Durango model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 90.3 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Dodge Durango have?
39 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Dodge Durango model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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 2011 Durango
Complaints in window
546
Severity-weighted
944.5
Model median (weighted)
273
vs model median
3.46×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
8
Open investigations
0
Score 10 F