Where each one leads
Chevrolet Avalanche
- Against cars of the same year, the Chevrolet Avalanche comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 10% less often than average) than the Dodge Dakota (fails 13% more often than average).
Dodge Dakota
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: official combined fuel use, Canada (l/100 km).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Chevrolet Avalanche | Dodge Dakota | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1999–2014 | 1985–2011 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Chevrolet Avalanche | Dodge Dakota | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | −10% | +13% |
| US owner complaints | 1,966 | 6,629 |
| Most complaints about | Air bags | Suspension |
| Model year with most complaints | 2002 (444) | 2000 (806) |
| US recall campaigns | 18 | 49 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 11,175 | 1,298 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 31 | 44 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Chevrolet Avalanche | Dodge Dakota | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 13.8 l/100 km (2013) | 14.0 l/100 km (2011) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).