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2012 Dodge Dart exterior lighting problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2012 Dodge Dart1% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Exterior Lighting complaints
1%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I have had to take the car in every 2,000 miles or so to have it recalibrated(engine light on), the drivers headlight went out, shop where I bought it said it's the headlight assembly, bought one and had regular mechanic put in, did not work. My regular mechanic said it is probably the headlight…

    filed Aug 17, 2018

  • Vehicle is equipped with projector-style headlights. I have 3 major complaints about this style of headlight. 1) the performance is substandard when used in high-beam mode. The width of light beam is too narrow, I.e. Too much light is focused straight ahead and not enough is projected on shoulders…

    filed Nov 10, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Exterior Lighting problems in other Dart years

YearReportsShare
2016 Dart52%
2015 Dart143%
2014 Dart51%
2013 Dart62%
Dart exterior lighting problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.