2015 Dodge Challenger problems
NHTSA has received 186 complaints about the 2015 Dodge Challenger, and 16% of them involve drivetrain & axles. Next are electrical system (14%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 186 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 130 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 50 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 130 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 33,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 23,000 miles (22 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 23 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Dodge Challenger with enough data (144 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My wife and I were driving in las vegas/henderson, nv on vacation. I was making a left turn and a driver attempted to beat the red light striking my vehicle on the right front passenger side. The vehicle impacted my vehicle directly on the right front tire and front portion of the right front fender. The road speed limit was 45MPH however I believe this woman was going well over the speed limit as her small 2005 chevy cobalt spun my 2015 dodge challenger scat pack almost 180 degrees after impact.
I was on I-75 in tennessee. I sideswiped a car and my car went head first into a guardrail. I was doing about 70MPH. I hit my head hard on stearing wheel and have suffered a headache and neck pain since
There has been a r07 recall on the fuel rail on my challenger hellcat for months.. Says its undetectable and must be completed.. Says it may leak at any time and could catch fire. My service dealer cannot get me the part.. They claim its a non orderable part .. Its a auto replenish. The dealer where I purchased several hundred miles away has a part but will not send or sell it to my service dealer because they wont get a replacement sent unless they use it..
I was traveling to work on a busy, 3-lane road. I was in the far-right lane sitting at a red light, waiting to continue straight. When the light turned green, my car just shut off and the display informed me to put my car in p (park) and then back into the desired gear. I put my flashers on and coasted into the closest parking lot of the right side of the road, where I turned my car off and then started it back up again. After restarting the car, there seemed to be no further problems.