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2015 Dodge Durango — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 503 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

503
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
26
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
4
Involved Fire
owner-reported
37
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Dodge Durango — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

0 complaints

800 complaints

640 complaints

640 complaints

782 complaints

503 complaints

161 complaints

212 complaints

233 complaints

143 complaints

55 complaints

203 complaints

59 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Exterior Lighting 196 reports
Electrical System 95 reports
Seats 91 reports
Unknown Or Other 47 reports
Air Bags 42 reports
Engine 38 reports
Power Train 38 reports
Structure 21 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Exterior Lighting ODI 11499611 12/31/2022

Rear "Racetrack" break light filled with water and now has stopped working.

Air Bags ODI 11445424 12/29/2021

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while the driver was driving at 35 MPH with the contact seated in the front passenger’s side seat, the front passenger’s side headrest was inadvertently deployed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact sustained a headache but did not seek medical assistance. The dealer was notified of the failure and adv…

Electrical System ODI 10955910 12/29/2016

REGARDING ODI PE 16-014 OPENED 16 DECEMBER 2016: ONE YEAR AGO (12/29/15) A NEIGHBOR ALERTED ME VIA TEXT TO THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE STREET OUTSIDE OUR HOME. I DISCOVERED MY 2015 DURANGO HAD ROLLED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET COMING TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I HAD SOMEHOW FAILED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN "PARK". HOWEVER, AFTER ST…

Seats ODI 11707352 12/28/2025

While the vehicle was parked and not in operation, the passenger-side active head restraint suddenly deployed forward on its own. There was no collision, no braking event, no external force, and no warning lamps, messages or other systems of the problem or that it was going to occur. The deployment was unexpected and presents a risk of head or neck injury, as the active head …

Seat Belts ODI 11499271 12/28/2022

Hello, I just had my two front seatbelts replaced because of the safety recall of the pretensioners. I also noticed that the 3rd row seatbelts are having the same issue the upper part that holds the seatbelt is cracked and seatbelts won't retract back in once my kids use them I need to manually feed them back in inch by inch until it all goes back in slowly.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2015 Dodge Durango reliable?
Owners have filed 503 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2015 Dodge Durango, most often about exterior lighting. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Dodge Durango years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.