How many miles will a 2009 Dodge Journey last?
NHTSA holds 253 owner complaints on the 2009 Dodge Journey that list a mileage past 100,000 miles: 71 past 150,000 and 8 past 200,000. NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026 holds 1,594 complaints on this model year, 1,115 of them with a mileage, and half of those mileages are at or under 61,914 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 2009 Journey last?
The 1,115 mileages owners gave run from 1 to 410,050 miles. A quarter are at or under 27,000 miles, half at or under 61,914, three quarters at or under 99,000 and nine in ten at or under 135,171; 253 (23%) came after 100,000 miles, 71 (6%) after 150,000 and 8 (1%) after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2009 Journey 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: 862 of the 1,115 came at or under 100,000 miles. The 253 past that mark show the 2009 Journey 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 | 1 mile |
| 25th percentile | 27,000 miles |
| Median (50th percentile) | 61,914 miles |
| 75th percentile | 99,000 miles |
| 90th percentile | 135,171 miles |
| Highest mileage listed | 410,050 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 253 (23%) |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | 71 (6%) |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | 8 (1%) |
Every model year together: Half of the 3,659 NHTSA owner complaints on the Dodge Journey that list mileage came after 61,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Dodge Journey last? →
Common problems with the 2009 Journey
NHTSA's file holds 1,594 owner complaints on the 2009 Dodge Journey. Owners named the electrical system most often: 814 complaints, and half of the 486 that list a mileage came after 79,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 814 | 486 | 80,000 |
| Air Bags | 286 | 88 | 100,000 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 228 | 208 | 20,000 |
| Engine | 166 | 136 | 86,220 |
| Power Train | 132 | 120 | 77,000 |
Of the 1,594 complaints, 42 report a crash, 37 report a fire and 28 report an injury (35 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 2009 Journey a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2009 is a good or a bad Journey: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2009 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 1,594 complaints, the 2009 drew the most of the 12 Dodge Journey model years from 2009 to 2020 with 10 or more complaints. The fewest: the 2020 (66).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (this page) | 1,594 | 1,115 | 61,914 |
| 2010 Journey | 1,085 | 833 | 70,906 |
| 2011 Journey | 169 | 136 | 64,600 |
| 2012 Journey | 377 | 269 | 78,000 |
| 2013 Journey | 353 | 236 | 72,000 |
| 2014 Journey | 416 | 263 | 54,717 |
| 2015 Journey | 554 | 326 | 56,715 |
| 2016 Journey | 389 | 241 | 56,000 |
| 2017 Journey | 202 | 107 | 35,000 |
| 2018 Journey | 237 | 95 | 26,000 |
| 2019 Journey | 103 | 25 | 55,000 |
| 2020 Journey | 66 | 13 | 40,000 |
The linked 2015–2022 pages show NHTSA's September 15, 2026 collection, so their counts can differ from this table's.
Every Journey year compared on NHTSA’s complaints and recalls: Dodge Journey years to avoid →
2009 Dodge Journey recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 8 recall campaigns that name the 2009 Dodge Journey. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16V273000 | May 6, 2016 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS |
| 16V047000 | Jan 29, 2016 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| 14V373000 | Jun 26, 2014 | AIR BAGS |
| 10V658000 | Dec 24, 2010 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| 09V118000 | Apr 9, 2009 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
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 2009 Journey 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 2009 Journey.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 479 of the 1,594 complaints on the 2009 Dodge Journey 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: JOURNEY and JOURNEY AWD. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only these.
- Recall-file names matched: JOURNEY and JOURNEY AWD.
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.
2009 Dodge Journey questions
How many miles will a 2009 Dodge Journey last?
NHTSA holds 253 owner complaints on the 2009 Dodge Journey that list a mileage past 100,000 miles: 71 past 150,000 and 8 past 200,000. Of the 1,115 complaints on the 2009 Dodge Journey that list mileage, the middle half came between 27,000 and 99,000 miles; 253 (23%) came after 100,000 miles, 71 (6%) after 150,000 and 8 (1%) after 200,000. These are mileages at a reported problem, not a lifespan: the file holds no 2009 Journey that never had one.
What are the most common 2009 Dodge Journey problems?
NHTSA's file holds 1,594 owner complaints on the 2009 Dodge Journey. Owners named the electrical system most often: 814 complaints, and half of the 486 that list a mileage came after 79,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 1,594 complaints, 42 report a crash, 37 report a fire and 28 report an injury (35 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 2009 Dodge Journey a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2009 is a good or a bad Journey: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2009 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 1,594 complaints, the 2009 drew the most of the 12 Dodge Journey model years from 2009 to 2020 with 10 or more complaints. The fewest: the 2020 (66).
How many recalls does the 2009 Dodge Journey have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 8 recall campaigns that name the 2009 Dodge Journey. 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 2009 Dodge Journey 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 2009 Dodge Journey.