Dodge Caliber
2011 only
2011 Dodge Caliber have 271 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 2 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 88,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2011 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Dodge Caliber report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2011 only
Median onset: 88,000 miles. 7.9% 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 newer model years.
Median onset: 51,286 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 119,000 miles. 1.8% 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: 49,000 miles.
Median onset: 67,000 miles.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 39,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 38,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 121,800 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $660–$1,260 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2011 model year. See the full Dodge Caliber report for every year and full specs/safety data.