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Every model year 2016–2020: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

5 Model years 2016–2020

14 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

996 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2020 Safety Signal

2019 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2020 Journey →Which years to avoid Compare it

2020 Dodge Journey

Every Dodge Journey model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2020	Gas	A	1	66	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2019	Gas	A	1	102	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2018	Gas	D	6	237	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2017	Gas	B	2	202	★★★★☆	21 mpg
2016	Gas	D	4	389	★★★★☆	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 2019

On the filed record so far, the 2019 is the cleanest Journey 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
2019	A	0.1	15
2020	A	0.2	11
2017	B	0.2	22	1 critical
2016	D	0.4	39	1 critical
2018	D	0.8	30	1 critical

Which Dodge Journey years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2018 engine complaints at 0.4× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 20,100 miles). Latest: 2016 vehicle speed control at 1.87× (56,237 miles).

Year	Engine	Electrical System	Power Train	Service Brakes	Vehicle Speed Control
2018	0.4×	1.22×	—	1.41×	1.86×
2017	0.86×	1.04×	0.74×	—	—
2016	1.08×	1.38×	1.27×	0.88×	1.87×

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 Journey, 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 259 complaints, every model year engine problems 222 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 147 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2020: 3 → 1 EPA configurations

Common questions about the Dodge Journey

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Dodge Journey year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2019 Journey comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (94/100), 1 recall and 102 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Dodge Journey years should I avoid?

2016, 2018 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Journey model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Dodge Journey have?

Across model years 2016–2020, NHTSA has posted 14 recall campaigns for the Dodge Journey. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.