"How reliable is the 2019 Dodge Charger?"

"Based on 161 NHTSA complaints, the 2019 Dodge Charger has a median complaint mileage of 10200 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2019 Dodge Charger?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2019 Dodge Charger is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 161 total complaints filed."

2019 Dodge Charger: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 161 complaints

161

Total Complaints

10,200mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,415 25th Percentile

10,200 Median Mileage

52,400 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ENGINE

STEERING

WHEELS

STRUCTURE:BODY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WE'VE PURCHASED 15 PURSUIT RATED CHARGERS THIS YEAR. OUT OF THE 15 WE HAVE FOUND 2 SO FAR WITH STEERING FAILURES. ONE FAILURE WAS DURING IDLING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE OTHER AFTER A HIGH SPEED PURSUIT CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL UNDER EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS.*DT CONSUMER PURCHASED VEH..."

"THE CHARGER FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH IT CAN DO BECAUSE IT HAS FORWARD COLLISION CONTROL, HOWEVER I WAS MOVING 40 MPH WITH NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME. NO PEDS. NO CARS. NO ANIMALS. THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IT IMMEDIATELY BRAKED, EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON ..."

"MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON HER, CAUSING HER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH. THE PEOPLE AT DODGE HEADQUARTERS WOULD NOT TALK TO ME IN REGARDS TO THE CRASH DATA REPORT, BUT THEY SENT A LETTER SAYING THEY WERE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. *BF THE..."

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.

AIR BAGS 49 complaints

25th: 14,500 mi Median: 49,737 mi 75th: 69,994 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 21 complaints

25th: 1,715 mi Median: 6,885 mi 75th: 10,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19 complaints

25th: 10,000 mi Median: 10,200 mi 75th: 16,000 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 11 complaints

25th: 1,040 mi Median: 1,500 mi 75th: 10,000 mi

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 11 complaints

25th: 6,867 mi Median: 47,600 mi 75th: 90,900 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 25 FL: 23 GA: 18 NJ: 11 TX: 11 PA: 9 AZ: 9 NY: 7 OH: 5 TN: 5

Who Files Complaints?

1.2%

Original Owners

98.8%

Second+ Owners

Dodge Charger — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2006	1900	80,475	ENGINE	31
2007	675	77,972	POWER TRAIN	22
2008	834	90,700	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	32
2009	229	75,625	AIR BAGS	15
2010	302	87,900	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	16
2011	1034	58,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	38
2012	956	64,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	39
2013	488	57,687	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	37
2014	528	52,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	67
2015	195	53,000	POWER TRAIN	13
2016	259	40,250	STRUCTURE:BODY	11
2017	194	38,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	8
2018	166	27,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	9
2020	70	6,725	AIR BAGS	12
2021	38	47,500	AIR BAGS	4
2023	35	16,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3

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