Dodge Challenger

1,128 complaints across 12 scored model years and 31 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Dodge Challenger Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2010 vs model median 2.1×

Model median3× median

Engine 66

Electrical 20

Drivetrain 20

Avoid

2010 · 2012

Best

2020 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Dodge Challenger
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	2.15×	169	F
2011	1.50×	119	D
2012	1.82×	171	F
2013	1.09×	109	D
2014	1.21×	108	D
2015	1.12×	97	D
2016	0.70×	66	B
2017	0.36×	38	B
2018	0.91×	83	C
2019	0.50×	56	B
2020	0.24×	23	A
2021	0.35×	26	A
2022 P	0.09×	11	A
2023 P	0.39×	52	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	18.5
City / Highway	15.5 / 24.5
Engine	5.7L, 8 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,950

Recalls

31 campaigns on record, 5 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
18V332000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	2015–2018	4,815,661
16V352000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2012	4,648,270
15V461000	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.	2015	1,416,903
19V018000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2014	1,413,222
17V435000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	2011–2014	442,214
14V634000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	2011–2014	435,081
18V021000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2013	328,177
20V191000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2019	319,610

+ 23 further campaigns

Others in Sports Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Chevrolet Camaro	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Corvette	20172019	C
Ford Mustang	20122014	C
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	none flagged	C
Nissan 370Z	2010	B
Scion FR-S	none flagged	C
Subaru WRX	20172018	C
Volkswagen EOS	none flagged	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2010 Challenger

Complaints in window: 169
Severity-weighted: 349.5
Model median (weighted): 163
vs model median: 2.15×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 15
Open investigations: 1

Score 28 F