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Dodge Dart years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2015.
The 2015 Dodge Dart draws the most owner complaints for its age: 527, or 44 for each year on the road, against a median of 28 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2015 is stalling (130 reports).
- 1,146complaints
- 8recall campaigns
- 3model years with a page
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
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Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2015
Most reported: stalling (130 reports, median 48,000 miles) and brake wear (68 reports, median 57,000 miles).
Best years
- No year since 2016 is clearly better than the rest.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2015 has the most complaints of any Dodge Dart year here: 527 of 1,146 (46%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 265 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 216 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 46,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 7% of Dodge Dart complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2015, 40 of its 527 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 3 model years where owners report stalling has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2019 at 262 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 62. So far in 2026, 117 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Year by year
2016 Dodge Dart
257 owner complaints, 23 for each year on the road (0.8 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (42 reports, median 49,000 miles), brake wear (26 reports, median 58,263 miles) and infotainment (22 reports, median 26,000 miles). 14 reports involved a crash and 9 people were hurt. 5 recalls, including 25V-674 on the transmission and drivetrain and 19V-293 on the transmission and drivetrain.
2015 Dodge Dart avoid
527 owner complaints, 44 for each year on the road (1.6 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (130 reports, median 48,000 miles), brake wear (68 reports, median 57,000 miles) and misfire (37 reports, median 59,949 miles). 32 reports involved a crash and 23 people were hurt. 6 recalls, including 25V-674 on the transmission and drivetrain and 19V-293 on the transmission and drivetrain.
2014 Dodge Dart
362 owner complaints, 28 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (93 reports, median 38,000 miles), brake wear (64 reports, median 40,000 miles) and dead battery (21 reports, median 50,405 miles). 18 reports involved a crash and 7 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 25V-674 on the transmission and drivetrain and 19V-293 on the transmission and drivetrain.
Recalls that cover several model years
The shifter cable may detach from the transmission, preventing the vehicle from shifting into the park (P) position and causing a loss of park function.
The shifter cable bushing may fail allowing the shift cable to detach from the transmission.
A list of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V824-0103.pdf.
Additionally included are certain 2015 Dodge Dart vehicles similarly equipped and brought in for dealer service between September 15, 2015 and January 12, 2016.
The affected vehicles may experience failure of the transmission control module (TCM), causing the transmission to unexpectedly shift into neutral.
Questions
What Dodge Dart years should you avoid?
The 2015 Dodge Dart draws the most owner complaints for its age: 527, or 44 for each year on the road, against a median of 28 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2015 is stalling (130 reports).
What are the best years for the Dodge Dart?
No Dodge Dart model year since 2016 draws clearly fewer complaints for its age than the rest. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Dodge Dart?
Stalling, with 265 reports across the 3 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014, 2015 and 2016.
How many recalls does the Dodge Dart have?
8 recall campaigns cover the Dodge Dart model years 2014 to 2016 on this site. The widest, 19V-293 on the transmission and drivetrain, covers 3 model years.
How many Dodge Dart complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
7% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2015 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Dodge Dart?
No. None of the 3 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.