Dodge Avenger
2008 only
2008 Dodge Avenger have 1,114 classified complaints on record for that year specifically. The most common issue in this year is Body control and other modules, typically surfacing around 100,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2008 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Dodge Avenger report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2008 only
Median onset: 100,000 miles. 1.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 89,000 miles. 1.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 52,229 miles. 0.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 80,000 miles. 17.9% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 52,000 miles. 1.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 98,880 miles. 1.6% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 61,006 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 75,865 miles.
More common in older model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2008 model year. See the full Dodge Avenger report for every year and full specs/safety data.