Owners filed 2,225 complaints about the 2015–2025 Dodge Grand Caravan with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 48th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2016 model year drew the most (1,000), and the single most-reported problem area is electrical system, named in 29% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2016, with 1,000 complaints, led by electrical system (314).
- Spike years: 2016 (3.6× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: electrical system complaints came at a median of 58k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 15 complaints mention a fire and 46 mention a crash; owners reported 76 injuries and 1 deaths.
Dodge Grand Caravan complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 281 | Transmission / powertrain (77), Seats (57), Electrical system (38) | 70k mi | 7 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1,000 | Electrical system (314), Body structure (227), Transmission / powertrain (220) | 66k mi | 14 | 7 |
| 2017 | 414 | Electrical system (144), Body structure (95), Engine (58) | 63k mi | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | 270 | Electrical system (92), Body structure (59), Engine (34) | 53k mi | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 240 | Electrical system (56), Transmission / powertrain (49), Engine (42) | 50k mi | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 20 | Transmission / powertrain (8), Air bags (5), Electrical system (4) | 62k mi | 5 | 0 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Dodge Grand Caravan problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 648 | 29% | 58k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Body structure | 434 | 20% | 60k mi | — |
| Transmission / powertrain | 414 | 19% | 87k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Engine | 256 | 12% | 76k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Seats | 135 | 6% | 65k mi | — |
| Air bags | 97 | 4% | 58k mi | — |
| Latches and locks | 79 | 4% | 70k mi | — |
| Fuel system | 65 | 3% | 69k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.