What's Wrong with the 3rd Generation Viper?

Front 3/4 view of a Dodge Viper

The 3rd generation Viper spans the 2003 to 2006 model years.

It has accumulated 4 owner complaints over those year and ranks 13th in reliability out of 54 eligible Dodge generations.

Our reliability rank is based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average Dodge score is 12.28 while this generation comes in at 0.94.

Compare With Other Viper Generations

What Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks

Years to Avoid

3rd Generation Viper Key Numbers

  1. 2 model years

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 4 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 13th in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 54 eligible generations.