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What 510 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Dodge Dart

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (510)Crash / fire / injury (40)Transmission & drivetrain (167)Engine (141)Electrical system (117)Brakes (68)Steering (34)Fuel system (26)Speed control (25)Airbags (24)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (24)Wheels (20)

6 of 510 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 15, 2022Electrical systemBrakesEngineFire

Unknown , I was driving down the road at 50 mph and my battery light came on then I lost my a/c my lights started flickering and I then lost power steering and brakes I had to use my emergency brake to slow down then all of my check engine and brake failure lights were flickering and my fuse box on top of my battery caught fire and was smoking and my car then shut off I could have crashed and or been hit and killed

NHTSA ODI 11474209

Apr 24, 2020EngineFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, FIRE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED A CASE WAS OPENED AND A FIELD INSPECTOR WAS TO INSPECT THE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE CAUSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,420. *LN *JS

NHTSA ODI 11322208

Dec 24, 2019Electrical systemEngineFire

I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WALKED INTO WORK AND WHILE I WAS GONE AND MY CAR WAS OFF IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT AND IS NOW TOTALED.

NHTSA ODI 11291142

Dec 25, 2018Speed controlEngineFire

NO CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHT DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN 6TH GEAR CAR BLEW UP LOUD NOISE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE! ONLY 85,000 MILES WITH REGULAR SERVICES. LOST ALL POWER AND CLUTCH PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND COASTED TO SHOULDER WITH A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES WHERE TRANSMISSION FLUID GOES. I HAD NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR BUT IT WAS CHRISTMAS TIME SO THOUGHT I COULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT AFTERWARD.

NHTSA ODI 11163385

Apr 9, 2018Electrical systemEngineFuel systemCrash

WHEN I DRIVE AND BRAKE THE CAR CUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND ITS HARD TO START BACK UP IM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET

NHTSA ODI 11083910

Jan 20, 2016SteeringElectrical systemEngineCrash

UNEXPECTEDLY LOSS MOTIVE POWER RESULTED IN A CRASH.

NHTSA ODI 10821229

Working with the data? Download all 510 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Dodge Dart verdict →