Fatal crash profile · Model year

2015 Dodge Challenger

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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
Jan 28, 2023 Sacramento County, California 1
Jan 26, 2023 Milam County, Texas 3
Jan 23, 2023 Marion County, Florida 1
Jan 22, 2023 Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jan 15, 2023 Jackson County, Mississippi 1
Jan 1, 2023 San Joaquin County, California 1
Dec 25, 2022 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 2
Dec 6, 2022 Osceola County, Florida 1
Nov 30, 2022 Richardson, Dallas County, Texas 1
Oct 13, 2022 Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Sep 23, 2022 Imperial County, California 2
Sep 22, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Sep 18, 2022 Pelham, Shelby County, Alabama 1
Sep 10, 2022 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 2
Aug 6, 2022 Delano, Kern County, California 2
Aug 5, 2022 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
May 27, 2022 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 1
May 6, 2022 Midland, Midland County, Texas 1
May 4, 2022 Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Apr 3, 2022 Escambia County, Florida 1
Mar 18, 2022 Petersburg, Petersburg city, Virginia 1
Mar 1, 2022 Garner, Wake County, North Carolina 1
Jan 17, 2022 Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Nov 26, 2021 Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas 1
Nov 23, 2021 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 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.