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What 247 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 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 (247)Crash / fire / injury (17)Transmission & drivetrain (74)Engine (66)Electrical system (47)Brakes (26)Fuel system (13)Visibility & wipers (13)Speed control (10)Steering (10)Airbags (8)Suspension (6)

2 of 247 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 17, 2019SuspensionTransmission & drivetrainCrash

PURCHASED CAR NEW JAN 2017. ON 3/3/19 AT APPROX. 18 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN IN TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD I HEARD A LOUD POP AND CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT HITTING A CURB. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CAR IT APPEARED THAT THE AXLE POPPED OUT OF JOINT AND CONTROL ARM BROKE IN TWO. BECAUSE OF THIS TWO PARTS MALFUNCTIONING THE CAR HIT THE CURB, CRACKING THE WHEEL AND CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11208240

Mar 20, 2019Transmission & drivetrainCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND DAMAGED THE BUMPER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RED BLUFF DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (545 ADOBE RD, RED BLUFF, CA 96080, (530) 580-8814) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,032.

NHTSA ODI 11190311

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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 2016 Dodge Dart verdict →