How many miles will a 1998 Dodge Durango last?
NHTSA holds 84 owner complaints on the 1998 Dodge Durango that list a mileage past 100,000 miles: 16 past 150,000 and 4 past 200,000. NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026 holds 965 complaints on this model year, 441 of them with a mileage, and half of those mileages are at or under 70,000 miles; each mileage is the odometer when an owner reported a safety problem, not how long the vehicle lasted.
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How many miles will a 1998 Durango last?
The 441 mileages owners gave run from 10 to 241,000 miles. A quarter are at or under 51,239 miles, half at or under 70,000, three quarters at or under 94,000 and nine in ten at or under 124,900; 84 (19%) came after 100,000 miles, 16 (4%) after 150,000 and 4 (1%) after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 1998 Durango wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
Most of these reports came early in the vehicle's life: 357 of the 441 came at or under 100,000 miles. The 84 past that mark show the 1998 Durango still being driven at those mileages, not how many reach them: NHTSA's file counts complaints, not the vehicles on the road.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 10 miles |
| 25th percentile | 51,239 miles |
| Median (50th percentile) | 70,000 miles |
| 75th percentile | 94,000 miles |
| 90th percentile | 124,900 miles |
| Highest mileage listed | 241,000 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 84 (19%) |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | 16 (4%) |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | 4 (1%) |
Every model year together: Half of the 9,061 NHTSA owner complaints on the Dodge Durango that list mileage came after 66,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Dodge Durango last? →
Common problems with the 1998 Durango
NHTSA's file holds 965 owner complaints on the 1998 Dodge Durango. Owners named the suspension most often: 540 complaints, and half of the 310 that list a mileage came after 67,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 540 | 310 | 68,000 |
| Power Train | 103 | 41 | 68,000 |
| Steering | 90 | 54 | 64,000 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 85 | 29 | 63,000 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 66 | 29 | 65,499 |
Of the 965 complaints, 52 report a crash, 12 report a fire and 22 report an injury (33 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 1998 Durango a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 1998 is a good or a bad Durango: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 1998 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 965 complaints, the 1998 ranks 5th of the 27 Dodge Durango model years from 1998 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 1999 (1,967). The fewest: the 2024 (14).
Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 (this page) | 965 | 441 | 70,000 |
| 1999 Durango | 1,967 | 1,147 | 71,000 |
| 2000 Durango | 1,075 | 608 | 59,000 |
| 2001 Durango | 665 | 413 | 55,400 |
| 2002 Durango | 423 | 287 | 58,000 |
| 2003 Durango | 339 | 239 | 62,899 |
| 2004 Durango | 1,115 | 884 | 94,000 |
| 2005 Durango | 1,567 | 1,310 | 74,000 |
| 2006 Durango | 852 | 714 | 64,000 |
| 2007 Durango | 275 | 218 | 61,000 |
| 2008 Durango | 97 | 69 | 64,000 |
| 2009 Durango | 19 | 13 | 50,000 |
| 2011 Durango | 800 | 606 | 67,000 |
| 2012 Durango | 640 | 471 | 66,000 |
| 2013 Durango | 640 | 402 | 76,000 |
| 2014 Durango | 787 | 534 | 63,000 |
| 2015 Durango | 505 | 320 | 51,033 |
| 2016 Durango | 161 | 103 | 40,000 |
| 2017 Durango | 215 | 98 | 34,104 |
| 2018 Durango | 234 | 87 | 24,000 |
| 2019 Durango | 146 | 50 | 26,059 |
| 2020 Durango | 56 | 7 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2021 Durango | 208 | 30 | 30,500 |
| 2022 Durango | 62 | 3 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2023 Durango | 33 | 3 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2024 Durango | 14 | 2 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2026 Durango | 15 | 2 | Under 10 mileages |
The linked 2015–2022 pages show NHTSA's September 15, 2026 collection, so their counts can differ from this table's.
Every Durango year compared on NHTSA’s complaints and recalls: Dodge Durango years to avoid →
1998 Dodge Durango recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 6 recall campaigns that name the 1998 Dodge Durango (4 vehicle campaigns and 2 equipment or tire campaigns that name this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
| Campaign | Report received | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 06E024000 | Mar 15, 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| 06E022000 | Mar 13, 2006 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| 01V153000 | May 8, 2001 | AIR BAGS |
| 99V342000 | Dec 2, 1999 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING |
| 99V341000 | Dec 2, 1999 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 1998 Durango lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 1998 Durango.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 524 of the 965 complaints on the 1998 Dodge Durango give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA names counted: DURANGO, DURANGO 4X4 and DURANGO 4X4 HYBRID. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only these.
- Recall-file name matched: DURANGO.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
1998 Dodge Durango questions
How many miles will a 1998 Dodge Durango last?
NHTSA holds 84 owner complaints on the 1998 Dodge Durango that list a mileage past 100,000 miles: 16 past 150,000 and 4 past 200,000. Of the 441 complaints on the 1998 Dodge Durango that list mileage, the middle half came between 51,000 and 94,000 miles; 84 (19%) came after 100,000 miles, 16 (4%) after 150,000 and 4 (1%) after 200,000. These are mileages at a reported problem, not a lifespan: the file holds no 1998 Durango that never had one.
What are the most common 1998 Dodge Durango problems?
NHTSA's file holds 965 owner complaints on the 1998 Dodge Durango. Owners named the suspension most often: 540 complaints, and half of the 310 that list a mileage came after 67,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 965 complaints, 52 report a crash, 12 report a fire and 22 report an injury (33 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 1998 Dodge Durango a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 1998 is a good or a bad Durango: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 1998 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 965 complaints, the 1998 ranks 5th of the 27 Dodge Durango model years from 1998 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 1999 (1,967). The fewest: the 2024 (14).
How many recalls does the 1998 Dodge Durango have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 6 recall campaigns that name the 1998 Dodge Durango (4 vehicle campaigns and 2 equipment or tire campaigns that name this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
How do I check a used 1998 Dodge Durango before buying?
Take the 17-character VIN from the vehicle and compare the odometer with the readings on file for it: title transfers, inspections and auction sales record the mileage on the day. VIN Lookup (free-vin-lookup.com) sells the original ClearVIN PDF for $14.99 (3 reports for $29.99, 5 for $44.99): odometer readings, title brands and auction records on file for the VIN. Check the VIN before buying a used 1998 Dodge Durango.