Vehicle report
1986 DODGE COLT
This model year
What the record shows
The 1986 Dodge Colt is a subcompact car, and the 10th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1977 to 1996.
The EPA rated five configurations: engines from 1.5-litre four-cylinder to 1.6-litre four-cylinder, front-wheel drive only, three transmissions and running on premium gasoline and regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 22 to 33 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 22 owner complaints and 1 investigation for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.