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Selling a junk Dodge Stratus

Any Stratus sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.

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What owners report about the Dodge Stratus

NHTSA has 3,616 owner complaints on file for the Dodge Stratus, model years 1995 to 2007, the 124th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are engine and cooling (1,022, 28%), brakes (406, 11%), transmission and drivetrain (310, 9%). 294 complaints involved a crash, 272 a fire, and 14 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 75,000 miles. The 1996 model year has the most complaints (776). Data as of 2026-10-12.

When the top complaint is engine and cooling, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a blown engine: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.

Dodge Stratus by model year

YearComplaintsMost reportedCrashFireRecallsMedian miles
1995462Engine and cooling30151197,500
1996776Engine and cooling39401190,000
1997451Engine and cooling3444780,591
1998334Engine and cooling3019775,814
1999344Brakes2765792,000
2000270Steering2170987,000
2001269Engine and cooling921465,543
2002193Engine and cooling196668,000
2003110Suspension80663,500
2004196Suspension271763,950
200599Suspension226675,000
2006110Suspension283356,000
20072Other010—

Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.

Dodge Stratus recalls

NHTSA lists 34 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for fuel system (6), brakes (5), suspension (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.

  • 2001 model year, air bags (campaign 16V401000, Jun 2016): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2001-2002 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus vehicles, equipped with beige interiors. The affected vehicles were previously repaired for a reca…
  • 2001 model year, air bags (campaign 15V338000, Jun 2015): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, t…
  • 1995 model year, suspension (campaign 10E059000, Dec 2010): FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL…
  • 1995 model year, suspension (campaign 09E056000, Oct 2009): QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY HARDENED WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK NEAR THE RETAINING RING GROOVE ALLOWI…
  • 1998 model year, equipment (campaign 09E043000, Jul 2009): IMPORT PRODUCTS IS RECALLING 30,351 FUEL FILTERS SOLD TO AND BRANDED BY THE AFFINIA GROUP AS CARQUEST P/N 86523, NAPA P/N 3523, AND WIX P/N 33523 FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THESE FILTE…

What a Dodge Stratus is worth as a junk car

Buyers price a junk Stratus on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.

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Questions people ask

What is a junk Dodge Stratus worth?
What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Stratus gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
Will a junkyard buy a Dodge Stratus that doesn't run?
Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
Should I fix an open recall before selling a Dodge Stratus?
Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
Where do these Dodge Stratus numbers come from?
From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.