NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Dodge Journey Recalls
The 2016 Dodge Journey has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 17, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Dodge Journey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 389
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Dodge Journey, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2016 Dodge Journey
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V332000
- Reported
- May 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,815,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2018 Journey, 14 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 16V907000
- Reported
- December 16, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,231
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 16V461000
- Reported
- June 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,298
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 16V273000
- Reported
- May 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,569
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2015 Journey
2016 Dodge Journey complaints by year
NHTSA has received 389 owner complaints about the 2016 Dodge Journey, the newest on October 18, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Dodge Journey, the component group named most often is the engine (29%), followed by the power train (22%) and the electrical system (22%).
1 of the 2016 Dodge Journey's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Dodge Journey owners gave the mileage (241 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine114
- Power Train87
- Electrical System85
- Unknown Or Other65
- Service Brakes51
- Seats36
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26 | |
| 2018 | 43 | |
| 2019 | 82 | |
| 2020 | 57 | |
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 28 | |
| 2026 | 20 |
Complaints about the 2016 Dodge Journey peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 82. 42% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Dodge Journey drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Dodge Journey year in the same window: 5th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 389 complaints about the 2016 Dodge Journey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Journey by model year
Other 2016 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted