2007 Dodge Caliber AWD

Typical pattern

4.3% of complaints about the 2007 Dodge Caliber AWD came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2007 vehicle — around the middle of the 268 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is suspension (26 complaints), typically at 5.8 yr or about 67,000 miles.

Complaints: 115
Median age at failure: 6.8 yr
Median mileage: 71,000 n=100
Crash / fire / tow: 11.3% of reports
Safety recalls: 0

In owners’ own words

Suspension 7,950 mi 1.3 yr in service

2007 DODGE CALIBER - STEERING PULLS TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FOR ABOUT FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING (FEELS VERY SLOPPY). PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKING. DOORS LOCK WITH CAR RUNNING. *TR

Suspension 60,000 mi 4.0 yr in service

2007 DODGE CALIBER BROKEN FRONT ARM CONTROL IN SUSPENSION THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD . ACCORDING TO THE PARTS STORE IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Suspension 71,100 mi 4.8 yr in service

2007 DODGE CALIBER REQUIRED BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT AT 71,100. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AND WAS CORRECTLY ALIGNED. *TR

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2007 Dodge Caliber AWD

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

In owners’ own words

How to read this