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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

34 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

1,147 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2020 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Durango →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Every Dodge Durango model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A	0	0	—	20 mpg
2026	Gas	A	0	14	★★★★☆	20 mpg
2025	Gas	A	0	8	★★★★☆	20 mpg
2024	Gas	A	0	14	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2023	Gas	C	3	38	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2022	Gas	D	7	60	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2021	Gas	D	8	205	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2020	Gas	B	2	55	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2019	Gas	C	4	144	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2018	Gas	F	5	233	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2017	Gas	C	2	215	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2016	Gas	C	3	161	★★★★☆	21 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2020

On the filed record so far, the 2020 is the cleanest Durango year we hold, and the 2018 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2020	B	0.3	9
2023	C	1	13
2021	D	1.6	41
2022	D	1.8	15
2017	C	0.2	24	1 critical
2016	C	0.3	16	1 critical
2019	C	0.6	21	1 critical
2018	F	0.6	29	2 critical

Which Dodge Durango years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2017 power train complaints at 0.34× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 13,500 miles). Latest: 2018 exterior lighting at 2.41× (41,000 miles).

Year	Exterior Lighting	Electrical System	Power Train
2018	2.41×	1.29×	—
2017	1.38×	1.2×	0.34×
2016	1.14×	1.15×	0.48×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Dodge Durango, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

electrical problems 309 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2025: best combined mpg 21 → 20; 6 → 5 EPA configurations
2023: 5 → 6 EPA configurations
2022: 6 → 5 EPA configurations
2021: 5 → 6 EPA configurations
2018: 4 → 5 EPA configurations

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All Durango head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Durango vs Chevrolet Traverse · Large SUV	Traverse +3.9
2027 Durango vs Kia Telluride · Large SUV	Telluride +6.5
2027 Durango vs Ford Explorer · Large SUV	Toss-up
2027 Durango vs Ford Expedition · Large SUV	Durango +12.7
2027 Durango vs Hyundai Palisade · Large SUV	Palisade +17.8
2026 Durango vs Toyota Highlander · Large SUV	Highlander +12.5
2026 Durango vs Honda Pilot · Large SUV	Pilot +13

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 42 of 79 1.12× the mileage of same-age vehicles Dodge Durango owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 26,059 miles across 2018–2021 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 161 readings.

Common questions about the Dodge Durango

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Dodge Durango year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2020 Durango comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (89/100), 2 recalls and 55 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Dodge Durango years should I avoid?

2018, 2021, 2022 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Durango model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Dodge Durango have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 34 recall campaigns for the Dodge Durango. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.