2016 Dodge Dart Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 3%of 262 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 54,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Dodge Dart, 3% of the 262 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,500 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The air bags on this car failed to deploy from a bad car accident. My car was hit near the right front from a person that ran a red light. The front end damage was horrible to say the least as to where the insurance adjuster said to me that the car has to be totaled. Extensive frame damage from this accident and driver and passenger air bad never deployed for some unknown reason. The consumer owns another vehicle same make/model and questions if the vehicle is safe to drive due to the previous vehicle failing.”
NHTSA complaint #11266739, filed 2019-10, 14,300 miles“On 3/7/2019, I totaled my car as I was t-boned. This accident broke my axle, and dented in my drivers side rear door to the point where I could not open it. My 5 year old daughter was in the backseat and smacked her face off of the seat and window bruising the whole side of her face and giving her a black eye. For some reason, no airbag was deployed. I was hopeful at first, that maybe it didn't deploy since it was a small accident, but now that the car is deemed a total loss, I feel like something is obviously wrong with this situation. …”
NHTSA complaint #11190831, filed 2019-03, 75,907 miles“At 61000 miles my Dodge DART sxt has a service airbag system alarm pop up. I contacted two dealerships but they said there was no recall or open warranty for this. As it's airbags, a safety issue I pushed the subject a little harder with Dodge themselves and they said the same thing. Safety in my opinion should be first, and upon further research this has happened quite a bit to other Dodge DART owners from 2013 to present with little to know knowledge why. Vehicle sits in my bark parked area and is driven very little so shouldn't actively have issues like this occur.”
NHTSA complaint #11288756, filed 2019-12, 61,000 miles“Upon driving the car on the freeway yesterday, the 2016 Dodge DART started to shake and the car would not slow down. The passenger front wheel control arm, tire, and cv joint completely feel off the vehicle which caused an accident.”
NHTSA complaint #11196742, filed 2019-04, 48,000 miles“On a daily bases my car will not start. (mornings before work, evenings after work, when ever I stop the car and come back to it.) I must start the car with a jump machine whenever I turn it off. Today the radio started going out. Once the radio goes out it feel like it wants to cut off in motion, on the street.”
NHTSA complaint #11114714, filed 2018-07Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Dodge Dart
87 complaintsEngine
67 complaintsOther or unknown
60 complaintsElectrical system
49 complaintsBrakes
28 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Dodge Dart
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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