Where each one leads
Dodge Caravan
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2007 Dodge Caravan uses 11.8 l/100 km, the 1997 Ford Aerostar 13.5.
Ford Aerostar
- Against cars of the same year, the Ford Aerostar comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails as often as average) than the Dodge Caravan (fails 7% more often than average).
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
| Dodge Caravan | Ford Aerostar | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1984–2020 | 1984–2000 |
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
| Dodge Caravan | Ford Aerostar | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.3% | 1.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | +7% | average |
| US owner complaints | 10,526 | 2,311 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes, hydraulic | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 1996 (1,403) | 1993 (374) |
| US recall campaigns | 56 | 23 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,738 | 728 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 175 | 89 |
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
| Dodge Caravan | Ford Aerostar | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.8 l/100 km (2007) | 13.5 l/100 km (1997) |
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).