Dodge Caravan Engines by Year

Chrysler's minivan arrived for 1984 as the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager, later joined by the Chrysler Town & Country. This page covers the Caravan and Grand Caravan; the Voyager and Town & Country shared most of these engines, noted where it applies.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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First generation (1984–1990): 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990

Second generation (1991–1995): 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995

Third generation (1996–2000): 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000

Fourth generation (2001–2007): 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007

Fifth generation (2008–2020): 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020

First generation (1984–1990)

The 2.2 and 2.5 fours, Mitsubishi 2.6 and 3.0, a turbo, and the first 3.3 V6.

1984 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four K 2.2	—	Caravan, SE, LE, Mini Ram Van
2.6L / 156 inline-four (G54B)	—	Caravan (optional, automatic only), SE, LE

1985 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four K 2.2	—	Caravan, SE, LE, Mini Ram Van
2.6L / 156 inline-four (G54B)	—	Caravan (optional, automatic only), SE, LE

1986 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four K 2.2	—	Caravan, SE, LE, Mini Ram Van
2.6L / 156 inline-four (G54B)	—	Caravan (optional, automatic only), SE, LE

1987 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 135 inline-four K 2.2	—	Caravan, SE, LE, Mini Ram Van
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	—	Caravan, SE, LE, Caravan C/V
2.6L / 156 inline-four (G54B)	—	Caravan (optional, automatic only), SE, LE
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	136 hp net	Caravan, SE, LE, Grand Caravan

1988 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	—	Caravan, SE, LE, Caravan C/V
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	—	Caravan, SE, LE, Grand Caravan

1989 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	100 hp net	Caravan, SE, LE, Caravan C/V
2.5L / 153 inline-four turbo Turbo I	150 hp net	Caravan, SE, LE, ES
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	—	Caravan, SE, LE, Grand Caravan

1990 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	100 hp net	Caravan, SE, LE, Caravan C/V
2.5L / 153 inline-four turbo Turbo I	150 hp net	Caravan, SE, LE, ES
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	142 hp net	Caravan, SE, LE, Grand Caravan
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	150 hp net	Grand Caravan (standard), Caravan (optional)

Second generation (1991–1995)

Fours, the Mitsubishi 3.0 and the 3.3 and 3.8 V6s.

1991 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	100 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase), Caravan C/V
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	142 hp net	Caravan (optional, short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	150 hp net	Grand Caravan (standard), Caravan (optional), AWD

1992 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	100 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase), Caravan C/V
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	142 hp net	Caravan (optional, short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	150 hp net	Grand Caravan (standard), Caravan (optional), AWD

1993 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	100 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase), Caravan C/V
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	142 hp net	Caravan (optional, short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	150 hp net	Grand Caravan (standard), Caravan (optional), AWD

1994 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	100 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase), Caravan C/V
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	142 hp net	Caravan (optional, short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	162 hp net	Grand Caravan (standard), Caravan (optional), AWD
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	162 hp net	Grand Caravan (optional), AWD

1995 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four K 2.5	100 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase), Caravan C/V
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	142 hp net	Caravan (optional, short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	162 hp net	Grand Caravan (standard), Caravan (optional), AWD
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	162 hp net	Grand Caravan (optional), AWD

Third generation (1996–2000)

The 2.4 four and the 3.0, 3.3 and 3.8 V6s.

1996 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase)
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	150 hp net	Caravan / Grand Caravan (optional, non-California emissions)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	158 hp net	Caravan SE/LE, Grand Caravan
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	166 hp net	Grand Caravan LE/ES, AWD (1997+)

1997 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase)
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	150 hp net	Caravan / Grand Caravan (optional, non-California emissions)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	158 hp net	Caravan SE/LE, Grand Caravan
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	166 hp net	Grand Caravan LE/ES, AWD (1997+)

1998 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase)
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	150 hp net	Caravan / Grand Caravan (optional, non-California emissions)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	158 hp net	Caravan SE/LE, Grand Caravan
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	180 hp net	Grand Caravan LE/ES, AWD (1997+)

1999 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase)
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	150 hp net	Caravan / Grand Caravan (optional, non-California emissions)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	158 hp net	Caravan SE/LE, Grand Caravan
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	180 hp net	Grand Caravan LE/ES, AWD (1997+)

2000 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan (base, short wheelbase)
3.0L / 181 V6 6G72	150 hp net	Caravan / Grand Caravan (optional, non-California emissions)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	158 hp net	Caravan SE/LE, Grand Caravan
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	180 hp net	Grand Caravan LE/ES, AWD (1997+), Grand Caravan Sport AWD (2000)

Fourth generation (2001–2007)

The 2.4 four and the 3.3 and 3.8 V6s.

2001 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan SE / eC (short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	180 hp net	Caravan SXT, Grand Caravan SE/Sport/SXT
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	215 hp net	Grand Caravan ES / eX / SXT, Grand Caravan AWD (2001-2004)

2002 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan SE / eC (short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	180 hp net	Caravan SXT, Grand Caravan SE/Sport/SXT
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	215 hp net	Grand Caravan ES / eX / SXT, Grand Caravan AWD (2001-2004)

2003 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan SE / eC (short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	180 hp net	Caravan SXT, Grand Caravan SE/Sport/SXT
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	215 hp net	Grand Caravan ES / eX / SXT, Grand Caravan AWD (2001-2004)

2004 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan SE / eC (short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	180 hp net	Caravan SXT, Grand Caravan SE/Sport/SXT
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	215 hp net	Grand Caravan ES / eX / SXT, Grand Caravan AWD (2001-2004)

2005 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan SE / eC (short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	180 hp net	Caravan SXT, Grand Caravan SE/Sport/SXT
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	215 hp net	Grand Caravan ES / eX / SXT, Grand Caravan AWD (2001-2004)

2006 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan SE / eC (short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	180 hp net	Caravan SXT, Grand Caravan SE/Sport/SXT
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	—	Grand Caravan ES / eX / SXT, Grand Caravan AWD (2001-2004)

2007 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 148 inline-four (EDZ)	150 hp net	Caravan SE / eC (short wheelbase)
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	180 hp net	Caravan SXT, Grand Caravan SE/Sport/SXT
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	—	Grand Caravan ES / eX / SXT, Grand Caravan AWD (2001-2004)

Fifth generation (2008–2020)

The 3.3, 3.8 and 4.0 V6s, then the 3.6 Pentastar.

2008 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	175 hp net	Grand Caravan SE (standard)
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	197 hp net	Grand Caravan SXT
4.0L / 241 V6 (EGQ)	251 hp net	Grand Caravan SXT / R/T (optional)

2009 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	175 hp net	Grand Caravan SE (standard)
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	197 hp net	Grand Caravan SXT
4.0L / 241 V6 (EGQ)	251 hp net	Grand Caravan SXT / R/T (optional)

2010 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.3L / 201 V6 (EGA)	175 hp net	Grand Caravan SE (standard)
3.8L / 231 V6 (EGH)	197 hp net	Grand Caravan SXT
4.0L / 241 V6 (EGQ)	251 hp net	Grand Caravan SXT / R/T (optional)

2011 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2012 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2013 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2014 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2015 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2016 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2017 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2018 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2019 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

2020 Caravan engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 220 V6 (ERB)	283 hp net	Grand Caravan (all)

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