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Dodge Grand Caravan

11 model years from 2010 to 2020, compared on size, efficiency, safety and reliability.

Dodge Grand Caravan
Pictured: 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Mainstreet -- 02-17-2011. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Model years
2010–2020
Class
Minivan - 2WD
Latest engines
3.6L 6-cyl
Best MPG
20–20 combined, by year
Latest rating
★★★★★ (2020)
Recalls
23 campaigns, all years
Most complaints
2016 (1,002)
Fewest problems
2020
Interest
10,683 Wikipedia views / 30 days

The 2020 Grand Caravan in brief

The 2020 Dodge Grand Caravan is a minivan offered with a 3.6L 6-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 202 inches long and 79 inches wide on a 121-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,520 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 20 MPG combined (17 city / 25 highway), 12% worse than the 2020 minivan average of 22.6 MPG, for an estimated $3,350 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned a 4-star overall rating.

It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the power train.

The Dodge Grand Caravan has 11 model years in our data, from 2010 to 2020.

Its most efficient year was 2020 at 20 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 20 to 20 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the electrical system (2,050), unknown or other (746), engine (707).

Buying used? 2020 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2016 is the year to avoid.

2016 has the most recalls (6); all years together count 23 campaigns and 4,605 owner complaints.

How the 2010 Grand Caravan compares

The 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan is a minivan offered with 3 engines (4.0L 6-cyl, 3.3L 6-cyl and 3.8L 6-cyl) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 202 inches long and 77 inches wide on a 121-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,321 lb (4dr Van FWD Canada Value Pkg/Se).

About the Dodge Grand Caravan

The Dodge Caravan is a series of minivans manufactured by Chrysler from the 1984 through 2020 model years. The Dodge version of the Chrysler minivans was marketed as both a passenger van and a cargo van. For 1987, the model line was joined by the long-wheelbase Dodge Grand Caravan. Produced in five generations across 36 model years, the Dodge Caravan is the second longest-lived Dodge nameplate. Initially marketed as the Dodge counterpart of the Plymouth Voyager, the Caravan was later slotted between the Voyager and the Chrysler Town & Country. Following the demise of Plymouth, the model line became the lowest-price Chrysler minivan, ultimately slotted below the Chrysler Pacifica.

From the Wikipedia article "Dodge Caravan", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

2020 Grand Caravan pros & cons

Full 2020 details →

What's good

Nothing stands out against similar models in the data.

Watch out for

  • Below-average fuel economyBest version gets 20 MPG combined, 12% below the 2020 minivan average of 22.6 MPG.

Best and worst years to buy used

NHTSA recalls and complaints for 6 model years since 2015; use it alongside a pre-purchase inspection. How we calculate this →

Grand Caravan changes by model year

  1. 2014
    • Now crash-tested by NHTSA: 4 stars overall
  2. 2013
    • Lightest version 198 lb heavier
  3. 2011
    • Engine added: 3.6L 6-cyl
    • Engines dropped: 4.0L 6-cyl, 3.3L 6-cyl and 3.8L 6-cyl

Years without a measurable change are left out.

Show all 11 model years side by side
YearLatest enginesBest MPG / rangeLengthWeightOverallRecallsComplaints
20203.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,520 lb★★★★★120
20193.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,520 lb★★★★★4245
20183.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,520 lb★★★★★4271
20173.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,520 lb★★★★★3414
20163.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,520 lb★★★★★61,002
20153.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,520 lb★★★★★4281
20143.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,520 lb★★★★★5334
20133.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,520 lbNot rated4435
20123.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,321 lbNot rated6527
20113.6L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,511 lbNot rated4441
20104.0L 6-cyl, 3.3L 6-cyl, 3.8L 6-cyl20 MPG202.4 in4,321 lbNot rated6635
Best combined MPG by model year — Dodge Grand Caravan
2010: 20 MPG2011: 20 MPG2012: 20 MPG2013: 20 MPG2014: 20 MPG2015: 20 MPG2016: 20 MPG2017: 20 MPG2018: 20 MPG2019: 20 MPG2020: 20 MPG201020122014201620182020max 20 MPG

Alternatives to the 2020 Grand Caravan

ModelBest MPG / rangeNHTSA overallRecalls
2020 Toyota Sienna21 MPG★★★★★2
2020 Kia Sedona21 MPG★★★★★1
2020 Honda Odyssey22 MPG★★★★★14
2020 Chrysler Voyager22 MPG★★★★★1
2020 Chrysler Pacifica30 MPG★★★★★7

Most common owner-reported problems

Electrical System2,050
Unknown Or Other746
Engine707
Power Train543
Structure › Body406
Air Bags327
Fuel/Propulsion System285
Seats180
Owner complaints by model year — Dodge Grand Caravan
2010: 6352011: 4412012: 5272013: 4352014: 3342015: 2812016: 1,0022017: 4142018: 2712019: 2452020: 20201020122014201620182020max 1,002
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Sources: EPA, NHTSA, Transport Canada, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons. Not affiliated with NHTSA, the EPA or Dodge. How we calculate this →