MYRModel Year Report

Dodge Challenger — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-09-01. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2010, 2012 · Best bets: 2023, 2017, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Dodge Challenger Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2023 highlighted. 1981: 1 complaints 1981 2008: 10 complaints 2009: 133 complaints 2010: 298 complaints 2010 2011: 193 complaints 2012: 253 complaints 2013: 179 complaints 2013 2014: 148 complaints 2015: 126 complaints 2016: 78 complaints 2016 2017: 49 complaints 2018: 74 complaints 2019: 58 complaints 2019 2020: 20 complaints 2021: 19 complaints 2022: 9 complaints 2022 2023: 41 complaints 2023
2023: 41 complaints
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YearComplaints
19800
19811
200810
2009133
2010298
2011193
2012253
2013179
2014148
2015126
201678
201749
201874
201958
202020
202119
20229
202341

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2023 Recommended 41 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2022 Not enough data 9 Only 9 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2021 Not enough data 19 Only 19 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Not enough data 20 Only 20 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Recommended 58 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2018 Recommended 74 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2017 Recommended 49 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2016 Recommended 78 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2015 Recommended 126 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2014 Recommended 148 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2013 Caution 179 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2012 Avoid 253 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2011 Caution 193 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2010 Avoid 298 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2009 Recommended 133 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2008 Not enough data 10 Only 10 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1981 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1980 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.