Dodge Caliber

The 2012 Caliber in brief

The 2012 Dodge Caliber is a small station wagon offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl and 2.4L 4-cyl) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 174 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 104-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,965 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 27 MPG combined (24 city / 31 highway), 9% better than the 2012 small station wagon average of 24.7 MPG, for an estimated $2,500 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 40 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the air bags.

The Dodge Caliber has 6 model years in our data, from 2007 to 2012.

Its most efficient year was 2012 at 27 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 26 to 27 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the suspension (319), structure › body (195), electrical system (174).

2011 has the most recalls (2); all years together count 5 campaigns and 1,064 owner complaints.

How the 2007 Caliber compares

The 2007 Dodge Caliber is a small station wagon offered with 3 engines (1.8L 4-cyl, 2.4L 4-cyl and 2.0L 4-cyl) and front-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 174 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 104-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,309 lb (4dr SUV FWD Rt).