Fatal crash profile · Model year

2015 Dodge Challenger

Compared with Dodge Challenger · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
85
Fatal crashes
85
Deaths inside
35
Other deaths
68

Between 2020 and 2024, 85 vehicles described as 2015 Dodge Challenger were involved in 85 fatal crashes in the United States. 35 people died inside these vehicles and 68 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 19
2021 18
2022 17
2023 18
2024 13

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

34%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About three-quarters of the share for Dodge Challenger: 46%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 10 11
2021 7 12
2022 7 14
2023 9 15
2024 2 16

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

29%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About three-quarters of the share for Dodge Challenger: 39%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About half the share for Dodge Challenger: 24%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

64%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Challenger: 67%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2015 Dodge Challenger Dodge Challenger Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 29.4% 39.0% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 12.9% 24.3% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 63.5% 66.8% 52.8% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 69
Cloudy 8
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 30
Dark - Lighted 26
Dark - Not Lighted 24
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3
Dawn 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
California 15
Texas 15
Florida 10
Tennessee 6
New Jersey 4
Georgia 4
Louisiana 4
Alabama 4
Arkansas 3
Arizona 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 21, 2024 Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Dec 9, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Nov 28, 2024 Logan, Gloucester County, New Jersey 1
Nov 26, 2024 St. Louis County, Missouri 3
Sep 28, 2024 Sutter County, California 3
Sep 14, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 1, 2024 `aiea, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Jun 28, 2024 Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas 1
Apr 23, 2024 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Mar 2, 2024 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Feb 20, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 2
Feb 14, 2024 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Jan 19, 2024 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Dec 31, 2023 Orange County, Florida 1
Dec 15, 2023 Union County, New Jersey 1
Nov 14, 2023 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Sep 22, 2023 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 1
Sep 9, 2023 Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 5, 2023 Lane County, Oregon 3
Jul 3, 2023 Benson County, North Dakota 3
Jul 3, 2023 Oakland, Alameda County, California 1
Jun 16, 2023 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jun 5, 2023 Coweta County, Georgia 1
May 26, 2023 Richland County, South Carolina 1
Feb 19, 2023 Willingboro, Burlington County, New Jersey 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.