2009 Dodge Charger: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 229 complaints
229
Total Complaints
75,625mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

52,000 25th Percentile
75,625 Median Mileage
119,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
45
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
43
ENGINE
32
STEERING
18
WHEELS
12
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
9
SUSPENSION
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
POWER TRAIN
6

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
6
Fires
16
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY BRAKES ON MY 09 CHARGER MAKE NOISES WHEN I STOP OR DRIVE A SLOW SPEEDS. I ONLY HAVE 5,000 MI MY CAR. *TR"
". "SPORADIC" PROBLEM WITH THE CAR DEVELOPING A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-70MPH. PROBLEM HAS ONLY BEEN DETECTED SPORADICALLY WHEN GOING UP/DOWN INCLINES ON INTERSTATE. CAR LOSES MOMENTUM WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS REQUIRING ME TO COMPLETELY LET OFF GAS AND DROP CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO REGAIN MOM..."
". "SPORADIC" PROBLEM WITH THE CAR DEVELOPING A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-70MPH. PROBLEM HAS ONLY BEEN DETECTED SPORADICALLY WHEN GOING UP/DOWN INCLINES ON INTERSTATE. CAR LOSES MOMENTUM WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS REQUIRING ME TO COMPLETELY LET OFF GAS AND DROP CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO REGAIN MOM..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28