Dodge Journey (08-10) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 08 December 2008
Dodge is promising families a best-of-all-worlds compromise with the Journey, a 'crossover' estate that blends seating for seven, the interior space and versatility of a people carrier and the fuel efficiency of a hatchback. The list price is lower than similar cars like the Ford S-MAX and Renault Grand Scenic plus the Journey is better equipped. Typical Dodge 'attitude' styling gives the car a bold appearance and the interior is practical and family-friendly. Unfortunately quality and refinement are lacking while the ride is spongy, taking the edge off comfort.
3 out of 5

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Running costs

With seven seats and generous standard equipment levels, the Journey is good value for money. Servicing costs should be reasonable (and cheaper than Chrysler and Jeep) while group 10 and 11 insurance is around the same as similar-sized alternatives.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£1,918 - £1,918 *

Diesel

£1,457 - £1,526 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

Diesel: 9,000 miles, Petrol: 12,000 miles.

Warranty

Three years/60,000 miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£170.00 - £270.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

3.5 out of 5

Green credentials

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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The diesel engine is by far the most popular choice and it's easily the most efficient, emitting 170g/km of CO2 and returning 44mpg. This was tweaked in 2010 with emissions lowered by 5g/km of CO2 for the manual version and a 10g/km improvement with the auto.

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