2024 Dodge Hornet
Complaints about this year name days far more often than the model's other years — 17% of them, about 43× the usual rate of 0.4%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 69 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 26 |
| Involving a crash | 3 |
| Involving a fire | 4 |
| Recalls | 7 |
| EPA combined | 26.5 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- engine — 17% of complaints, 43× usual
- failed — 20% of complaints, 11× usual
- xxx — 13% of complaints, 33× usual
What owners wrote
No component or system failed during my drive. However, I rented this car from Budget in Waldorf, MD for 8 days to drive from MD to Orlando, FL. I informed the rental company that there was a recall on the brake pads as the warning popped up on the welcome scr…
While driving, the power steering control locked up making the vehicle difficult to steer. Immediately after, all warning lights turned on including the check engine light, ABS, and others.
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 23V623000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 23V696000 BACK OVER PREVENTION Fixed free of charge.
- 24V175000 EQUIPMENT Fixed free of charge.
- 24V209000 EQUIPMENT Fixed free of charge.
- 24V752000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Fixed free of charge.
- 25V246000 BACK OVER PREVENTION Fixed free of charge.
- 26V510000 SEAT BELTS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Dodge Hornet was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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