Dodge Dakota Pickup

The 2011 Dakota Pickup in brief

The 2011 Dodge Dakota Pickup is a standard pickup truck offered with 2 engines (3.7L 6-cyl and 4.7L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 17 MPG combined (15 city / 20 highway), 1% better than the 2011 standard pickup truck average of 16.9 MPG, for an estimated $3,950 a year in fuel.

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

It has 6 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the air bags.

The Dodge Dakota Pickup has 7 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2011.

Its most efficient year was 2009 at 18 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 17 to 18 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the air bags (357), power train (72), electrical system (58).

2010 has the most recalls (7); all years together count 10 campaigns and 578 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Dakota Pickup compares

The 2005 Dodge Dakota Pickup is a standard pickup truck offered with 2 engines (3.7L 6-cyl and 4.7L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 17 MPG combined (15 city / 20 highway), 2% better than the 2005 standard pickup truck average of 16.6 MPG, for an estimated $3,950 a year in fuel.