Dodge Challenger Reliability
2,360 NHTSA complaints (1981–2023). Complaint rate: 34.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2009–2015 Dodge Challenger (110 crash-related complaints). The 2020–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Dodge Challenger Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 589 | 1.9% |
| ENGINE | 279 | 1.4% |
| AIR BAGS | 279 | 24.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 180 | 3.9% |
| POWER TRAIN | 172 | 3.5% |
| STEERING | 141 | 5.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 95 | 11.6% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 77 | 1.3% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 54 | 22.2% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 45 | 15.6% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 1981View→ |
| 2008GOOD | — | 17 | 1 | 3 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009AVOID | — | 171 | 12 | 7 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010AVOID | — | 433 | 13 | 7 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011AVOID | — | 255 | 12 | 12 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012AVOID | — | 338 | 19 | 8 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013AVOID | — | 250 | 8 | 17 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014AVOID | — | 211 | 23 | 8 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015AVOID | — | 185 | 23 | 6 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 107 | 15 | 2 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 70 | 9 | 2 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 114 | 16 | 4 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 90 | 9 | 6 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 32 | 1 | 3 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 26 | 7 | 1 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 10 | 1 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 48 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
See also: Dodge Challengeraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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