2018 Dodge Charger problems
Owners have filed 167 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Dodge Charger. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. After that come body & structure (11%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 167 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 81 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 | 33 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 81 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 28,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 39,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions 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 12th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Dodge Charger with enough data (142 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
I rear ended another vehicle because my brakes failed. I had both feet pushing on the brake pedal and my brakes failed to stop my vehicle. They did not lock up or anything I rolled right into another vehicle. I see a lot of chargers that are crashed in the front just like mine. I really think these brake should be looked into or issue a recall. Consumer stated vehicle was not repaired and manufacture was not contacted.
My daughter could not get the car to stop, as she was engaging the break to the floor. She is unsure if when she turned cruise control was set, but either way the brake should have turned it off. Then when the pole was hit, all the airbags went off except the passenger lower airbag. I was the passenger and I have a hurt ankle, knee, and hip. Why would all airbags go off except one if the impact was directly in the front of the car? The vehicle was turning when she noticed it would not slow down.
This is a rental and I have been driving this car for about 6. In the afternoon of day 6, I went to get into the car and the door handle made a funny clicking sound and would not open the door. It is attached but feels like someone is unhooked inside the door because it seems to lift up higher than it should. Door opens from the inside with no problem.
The dodge charger 2018 sxt back taillight going in and out and has a short in wire harness and acting like its not getting any power to it. Its goes in and out every other day. I have replace the whole light. Its cost me $400 to replace. I barley had this vechile for a year. Under 50k miles.