2012 Dodge Charger Police: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 22 complaints
22
Total Complaints
95,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,250 25th Percentile
95,500 Median Mileage
120,087 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
ENGINE
4
STEERING
3
SERVICE BRAKES
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1
POWER TRAIN
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
SUSPENSION
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DODGE SERVICE BULLETIN #08-040-14 REV. A . SUBJECT "POLICE VECHICLE A/C INOPERATIVE" AND #08-001-12 SUBJECT LOSE OF ABS/ESP FUNCTIONALITY" WITH FUSE BOXES INVOLVES THE FRONT AND REAR FUSE BOX THAT REQUIRES RE-WIRING. SERVICE BULLETIN #02-006-12 GROUP=FRONT SUSPENSION, SUBJECT "FRONT LEAF SPRING OU..."
"DODGE SERVICE BULLETIN #08-040-14 REV. A . SUBJECT "POLICE VECHICLE A/C INOPERATIVE" AND #08-001-12 SUBJECT LOSE OF ABS/ESP FUNCTIONALITY" WITH FUSE BOXES INVOLVES THE FRONT AND REAR FUSE BOX THAT REQUIRES RE-WIRING. SERVICE BULLETIN #02-006-12 GROUP=FRONT SUSPENSION, SUBJECT "FRONT LEAF SPRING OU..."
"DODGE SERVICE BULLETIN #08-040-14 REV. A . SUBJECT "POLICE VECHICLE A/C INOPERATIVE" AND #08-001-12 SUBJECT LOSE OF ABS/ESP FUNCTIONALITY" WITH FUSE BOXES INVOLVES THE FRONT AND REAR FUSE BOX THAT REQUIRES RE-WIRING. SERVICE BULLETIN #02-006-12 GROUP=FRONT SUSPENSION, SUBJECT "FRONT LEAF SPRING OU..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 complaints
25th: 59,937 mi Median: 95,500 mi 75th: 114,000 mi
ENGINE 4 complaints
25th: 81,548 mi Median: 107,000 mi 75th: 131,750 mi
STEERING 3 complaints
Median: 78,490 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 3 OK: 3 LA: 3 AL: 3 MS: 2 GA: 2 KY: 2 MN: 1 PA: 1 VA: 1

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