2018 Dodge Challenger problems
NHTSA has received 117 complaints about the 2018 Dodge Challenger, and 24% of them involve electrical system. Next are drivetrain & axles (6%) and wheels (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 117 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 23,000 miles 55 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 | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 55 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 22,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 5,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Dodge Challenger with enough data (96 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
While driving at 45 MPH on city street, we were rear ended by a vehicle traveling 80+MPH. Traveled off roadway hitting right front of car on concrete landscaping wall, traveled additional 40 ft striking and breaking a utility pole before car came to a stop. No airbag deployment at all.
I was driving down the highway at about 80-83 MPH. I was getting off on an exit in boise idaho when I stepped on my break to slow down my cruise control turned off but I was not able to break. The breaks locked up and I was not able to stop which made me go through the red light and get t-boned I had taken my car to get fixed twice before at the dodge dealership. The first one I took it to was the twin falls dealership they couldn't fix it so I took it to the burley idaho where they said they fixed it.
On april 24th, 2019, I was involved in a car accident that caused significant damage to the front end of my car. The entire front end is damaged. Due to the impact on the car, the airbags were supposed to deploy, yet they did not. As I was entering the center lane a car plows into the left front side of my car tearing the vehicle from left to right.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 dodge challenger. While the contact's son was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission and rear differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. After leaving the dealer, while driving, several warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel.