TrueDelta recently released updated Car Reliability Survey results for the Chrysler minivans. Repair rates are in terms of the number of successful repair trips per 100 vehicles per year.

2000: 147, about average, marginal sample size

2001: 214, worse than average

2002: 125, average; marginal sample size

2003: 117, average

2005: 109, worse than average

2006: 71, average

2007: 77, average; small sample size

2008: 89, still worse than average, but a large improvement from earlier

A big thank you to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in August and November. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

Chrysler Town & Country reliability comparisons

 

Now 732 Chrysler minivan owners signed up. Even better than earlier, but more remain needed. Updated results next month.

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We have updated results to include owner experiences through June 2009.

For the Town & Country, in terms of successful repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2008: 98, worse than average

2007 43, about average, but small sample size

2006: 103, worse than average

2005: 96, about average

2003: 119, about average

2002: 128, about average

2001: 205, worse than average

2000: 158, about average, marginal sample size

1999: 97, better than average, but very small sample size and quite possibly not accurate

A big thanks, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

Chrysler Town & Country reliability comparisons

 

We have updated results to include owner experiences through September 30, 2009. For the Chrysler and Dodge minivans, in terms of successful repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 57, about average, but small sample size

2008: 78, improved to about average, first model year of redesign

2007: 22, better than average, but small sample size

2006: 88, about average

2005: 94, about average

2004: 133, worse than average, very small sample size

2003: 145, worse than average, small sample size

2002: 96, about average

2001: 177, worse than average, first model year of redesign

2000: 147, about average, small sample size

1999: 126, better than average, but very small sample size

1997: 109, better than average, but very small sample size

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Dodge Grand Caravan reliability comparisons

Same results on both pages.

We've also introduced two new statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 59 for the 2008 and 40 for the 2005, and the percentage of lemons is about 3 for the 2008 and 9 for the 2005. These stats require more data, so we don't yet have them for other model years.

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846 Chrysler minivan owners now signed up. A good start, but more are needed to provide precise results for all model years from 1995 on.

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Updated results later this month. Very good participation by Chrysler minivan owners, but more participants remain needed for many model years from 1995 on, including 2009 and 2010.

Not yet signed up? Details here:

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We have updated Car Reliability Survey results to include owner experiences through December 31, 2009. For the Town & Country and Grand Caravan, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 52, about average

2008: 87, worse than average

2007: 33, better than average

2006: 91, about average

2005: 100, about average

2004: 114, about average, very small sample size

2003: 135, worse than average

2002: 106, about average

2001: 144, worse than average

2000: 140, about average

1999: 107, about average, small sample size

1998: 51, better than average, but very small sample size and probably not accurate

1997: 142, about average, very small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 48 for the 2008 and 36 for the 2005, and the percentage of lemons is about 5 for the 2008 and 8 for the 2005. These stats require more data, so we don't yet have them for other model years.

A big thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

Chrysler Town & Country reliability comparisons

 

Recently enhanced the related repair history survey so that it can (optionally) be used as a personal car maintenance record for cars 2000 MY and newer.

As always, more participants would be helpful. Updated Car Reliability Survey results in May.

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We have updated Car Reliability Survey results to include owner experiences through March 31, 2010. For the Town & Country and Grand Caravan, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 64, about average

2008: 91, worse than average

2007: 25, better than average

2006: 89, about average

2005: 100, about average

2004: 95, about average, very small sample size

2003: 109, about average

2002: 80, about average

2001: 135, about average

2000: 131, about average

1999: 128, about average, small sample size

1998: 75, better than average, but very small sample size and probably not accurate

1997: 182, worse than average, very small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 44 for the 2008 and 29 for the 2005, and the percentage of lemons is about 5 for the 2008 and 3 for the 2005. These stats require more data, so we don't yet have them for other model years.

A big thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in August and November. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

Chrysler Town & Country reliability comparisons

 

In a couple of weeks we'll start previewing the next set of results to participants. The preview results will be updated as responses come in.

To help provide the best possible information on your year:

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