Updated stats in about a week. More participants remain needed to fully include all model years.

 

We have updated Car Reliability Survey results to include owner experiences through June 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the more recent months until the summer or even fall of next year.

For the Town & Country and Grand Caravan, Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 58, about average

2008: 94, worse than average

2007: 56, about average

2006: 77, about average

2005: 104, about average

2004: 101, about average, very small sample size

2003: 134, worse than average

2002: 82, about average

2001: 125, about average

2000: 109, about average

1999: 127, about average, a single response short of the minimum for a full result

1998: 97, better than average, but very small sample size and probably not accurate

1997: 150, worse than average, very small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 36 for the 2005, 51 for the 2006, and 47 for the 2008, and the percentage of lemons is about 5 for the 2005 and 2008 and about 8 for the 2006. These stats require more data, so we don't yet have them for other model years.

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years from 1995 on.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Chrysler Town & Country reliability comparisons

Dodge Grand Caravan reliability comparisons

Same results on both pages.

 

Updated reliability stats next month.

As always, the more owners participate, the better the information we can provide to everyone.

Car reliability research

 

We have updated results for the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan include owner experiences through September 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of next year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 61, about average

2008: 96, worse than average, first model year of redesign

2007: 50, better than average

2006: 96, about average

2005: 105, about average

2004: 104, about average, small sample size

2003: 110, about average

2002: 117, about average

2001: 138, about average, first model year of redesign

2000: 139, about average

1999: 127, about average

1998: 117, about average, small sample size

1997: 159, worse than average, but very small sample size

1996: 77, better than average, but very small sample size, first model year of redesign

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2008: 45, 8

2006: 38, 10

2005: 37, 3

Nada-odds and Lemon-odds car reliability stats

Everyone who has been helping, thanks, I certainly appreciate it. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Chrysler Town & Country reliability ratings and comparisons

Dodge Grand Caravan reliability ratings and comparisons

Same results on both pages.

 

We have updated results for the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan include owner experiences through December 31, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of this year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: 49

2009: 78

2008: 88, first model year of redesign

2007: 53

2006: 91

2005: 95

2004: 107, small sample size

2003: 117

2002: 121

2001: 140, first model year of redesign

2000: 159, worse than average

1999: 119

1998: 129, small sample size

1997: 131, very small sample size

1996: 109, very small sample size, first model year of redesign

All except for the 2000 are now about average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2009: 43, less than one

2008: 42, 5

2006: 34, 3

2005: 31, 3

2002, 37, 16

Chrysler Town & Country Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

Everyone who has been helping, thanks, I certainly appreciate it. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Chrysler Town & Country reliability ratings and comparisons

Dodge Grand Caravan reliability ratings and comparisons

Same results on both pages.