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Dodge Grand Caravan years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2016. Best years: 2020.
The 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan draws the most owner complaints for its age: 1,001, or 91 for each year on the road, against a median of 30 a year across the 7 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2016 is sliding door failure (395 reports).
- 2,541complaints
- 12recall campaigns
- 6model years with a page
Newest report Sep 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2016
Most reported: sliding door failure (395 reports, median 60,000 miles) and door latch (108 reports, median 60,000 miles).
Best years
2020
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
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 2016 alone holds 1,001 of the 2,541 complaints across the 6 model years with a page here (39%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem changes over time: seat belt from 2014 to 2015; sliding door failure from 2016 to 2019. Pooled across the years, half of the 421 owners who gave a mileage for sliding door failure were under about 60,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 5% of Dodge Grand Caravan complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2014, 35 of its 333 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 6 model years where owners report sliding door failure has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2020 at 464 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 170. So far in 2026, 90 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Fifth generation (RT)
| Year | Complaints | A year | Recalls | Most reported | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 333 | 26 | 5 | Seat belt or seat problems (65) | 68,000 |
| 2015 | 281 | 23 | 4 | Seat belt or seat problems (59) | 70,000 |
| 2016 avoid | 1,001 | 91 | 6 | Sliding door won't open, close or latch (395) | 66,700 |
| 2017 | 414 | 41 | 3 | Sliding door won't open, close or latch (161) | 65,000 |
| 2018 | 270 | 30 | 4 | Sliding door won't open, close or latch (112) | 58,000 |
| 2019 | 242 | 30 | 4 | Sliding door won't open, close or latch (54) | 70,000 |
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2020 (20).
Year by year
2019 Dodge Grand Caravan
242 owner complaints, 30 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: sliding door failure (54 reports, median 72,000 miles), misfire (33 reports, median 76,000 miles) and seat belt (28 reports, median 65,000 miles). 6 reports involved a crash and 20 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 25V-876 on the mobility equipment and 20V-278 on the fuel system.
2018 Dodge Grand Caravan
270 owner complaints, 30 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: sliding door failure (112 reports, median 56,000 miles), misfire (30 reports, median 65,700 miles) and door latch (27 reports, median 52,000 miles). 8 reports involved a crash and 13 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 25V-876 on the mobility equipment and 18V-524 on the electrical system.
2017 Dodge Grand Caravan
414 owner complaints, 41 for each year on the road (1.4 times the model median). Most reported: sliding door failure (161 reports, median 66,756 miles), door latch (38 reports, median 74,270 miles) and stalling (32 reports, median 60,000 miles). 6 reports involved a crash and 7 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 25V-876 on the mobility equipment and 18V-524 on the electrical system.
2016 Dodge Grand Caravan avoid
1,001 owner complaints, 91 for each year on the road (3.0 times the model median). Most reported: sliding door failure (395 reports, median 60,000 miles), door latch (108 reports, median 60,000 miles) and stalling (71 reports, median 74,900 miles). 14 reports involved a crash and 13 people were hurt. 6 recalls, including 25V-876 on the mobility equipment and 17V-824 on the equipment.
2015 Dodge Grand Caravan
281 owner complaints, 23 for each year on the road (0.8 times the model median). Most reported: seat belt (59 reports, median 68,677 miles), sliding door failure (33 reports, median 78,000 miles) and airbag (24 reports, median 82,111 miles). 7 reports involved a crash and 19 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 25V-876 on the mobility equipment and 17V-824 on the equipment.
2014 Dodge Grand Caravan
333 owner complaints, 26 for each year on the road (0.9 times the model median). Most reported: seat belt (65 reports, median 83,000 miles), airbag (46 reports, median 64,509 miles) and stalling (32 reports, median 68,000 miles). 11 reports involved a crash and 18 people were hurt. 5 recalls, including 25V-876 on the mobility equipment and 17V-824 on the equipment.
Recalls that cover several model years
Please refer to Rollx's recall report for specific model year information. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
The fuel pump gasket may deteriorate, allowing fuel to leak.
A list of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V824-0103.pdf.
The powertrain control module may be equipped with a voltage regulator chip in the circuit board that may fail, causing a stall or a no start condition.
The rear brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.
The windshield on the affected vehicles may have been installed using expired urethane primer, allowing the windshield to become displaced in the event of a crash.
Compare the Grand Caravan with its rivals
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Questions
What Dodge Grand Caravan years should you avoid?
The 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan draws the most owner complaints for its age: 1,001, or 91 for each year on the road, against a median of 30 a year across the 7 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2016 is sliding door failure (395 reports).
What are the best years for the Dodge Grand Caravan?
The 2020 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 20, or 3 for each year on the road. 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 Grand Caravan?
Sliding door failure, with 775 reports across the 6 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
How many recalls does the Dodge Grand Caravan have?
12 recall campaigns cover the Dodge Grand Caravan model years 2014 to 2019 on this site. The widest, 25V-876 on the mobility equipment, covers 6 model years.
How many Dodge Grand Caravan complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
5% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2014 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for sliding door failure on the Dodge Grand Caravan?
No. None of the 6 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.