This review is for application in a 2012 Durango. I have used these for about 4 months now and think they are decent mats with a few flaws. Initially I spent a great deal comparing these mats to the Weathertech version, and ultimately chose these due to them being on sale for an incredible price of $108.Out of the box, the first important thing to note is to watch your fingers! The nubs on the rear of the mat that help "grip" them to the carpet are extremely sharp. I don't know that they would break skin, but they're very uncomfortable to handle at the least (see pictures). These could have easily been designed better to provide a slightly more blunt nub, if for nothing more than personal comfort during handling.
As for the fit, as several other reviewers have noted, these are very rigid mats that do not flex to conform to your vehicle at all. If you put them on the ground, they maintain their shape very well. The problem with this is that if they took a set during shipping or if they don't fit your car perfectly, it is almost impossible to correct themleaving gaps that dirt and grime can get behind (again, see pictures). It would have been better if they extended to overlap the door sill, to ensure that water and dirt could not make their way behind them, or made them more flexible so that they would naturally lay flat on the car contours.
In general, all of the mats fit fairly well, or in my opinion as good as can be expected for floor mats. My exception/ complaint is that the driver's mat does not stay in place due to the poor use of the car's included mat clips to positively retain the mats. Instead of making holes in the floor mat to lock into the car clip (like the regular carpet maps do), they molded the mats over them. But because of the car's height off the ground, every time you put your right foot in and slide/climb/lift into the vehicle, you end up pushing the mat to the right. They claim they made the mats this way to provide a "waterproof seal" but in reality it's probably because they are cheaper to make this wayno knock-outs are required in the injection molding tool or no manual punch-out operations are required during manufacturing. The problem is that after a few entrances and exits, the mat has migrated to the right and created a gap near the door (see pictures). This same problem does not exist on the passenger side, because that mat is a much tighter fit. If it were not for the drivers mat moving so much, I'd give these mats a 4, but given that I find myself adjusting it a few times a week, a 3 it is.
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