1995 Dodge Dakota

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1995 Dodge Dakota, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Power train27
• Service brakes, hydraulic26
• Air bags26
• Seat belts25
• Structure20
• Steering19
• Engine and engine cooling18
• Suspension17
• Fuel system, gasoline13
• Electrical system12

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 23 injuries and 1 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 13 1995 Dakota vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 11 people died inside them, and 3 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1995 Dodge Dakota failed the safety check 2.37% of the time — 84% more often than the average 1995 passenger car (1.29%). Median odometer at inspection: 131,200 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 9 variants: combined 10.7–18.9 L/100 km (about 12–22 mpg US), CO₂ 246–435 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 1995 Dodge Dakota.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Dodge told its dealers about the 1995 Dodge Dakota: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation