Dodge Dakota
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Engine family
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5 offered
Dodge Dakota 5.9L V8
This is the 5.9L V8 as the VIN decodes it on the Dakota — one mechanical family, every trim it was fitted to. We decode it on 1,176 VINs across 18 factory builds, and 15 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $13,999.
- Cylinders
- 8
- Induction
- Naturally aspirated
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Fitted
- 1998–2003
◷ Updated September 22, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly
The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.
Where the 5.9L 8-cyl sits in the Dakota engine lineup
Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.
5 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Dodge Dakota price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.
Which Dakota years got a 5.9L 8-cyl engine
Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.
VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Dakota report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.
18 factory configurations with this engine
Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.
2003
3 builds2002
4 builds2001
3 builds2000
4 builds1999
2 builds1998
1 buildShowing the 17 most-built configurations of 18. Every 2003 Dakota build →
The 5.9L 8-cyl Dakota: common questions
Which Dakota years have the 5.9L 8-cyl?
1998–2003, without a break — 6 model years in our VIN decode, across 18 factory configurations and 1,176 VINs.
What does a 5.9L 8-cyl Dakota cost?
$13,999 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.
5.9L 8-cyl Dakota on the market
Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.