Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Dodge Challenger

Compared with Dodge Challenger · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
68
Fatal crashes
68
Deaths inside
35
Other deaths
41

Between 2020 and 2024, 68 vehicles described as 2017 Dodge Challenger were involved in 68 fatal crashes in the United States. 35 people died inside these vehicles and 41 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 15
2021 16
2022 13
2023 14
2024 10

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

46%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Challenger: 46%
  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 10 7
2021 7 11
2022 7 7
2023 6 11
2024 5 5

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

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge Challenger: 39%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Dodge Challenger: 24%
  • About 1.7 times the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

72%

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

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Challenger: 67%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2017 Dodge Challenger Dodge Challenger Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 33.8% 39.0% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 32.4% 24.3% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 72.1% 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 48
Cloudy 9
Rain 6
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Snow 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
Dark - Lighted 25
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Daylight 18
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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
Texas 14
California 9
Georgia 5
Michigan 4
Florida 4
Louisiana 4
Pennsylvania 3
North Carolina 2
Alabama 2
Ohio 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 2, 2022 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 8, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 25, 2022 Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas 1
Aug 15, 2022 Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida 1
Jul 23, 2022 Ventura, Ventura County, California 1
Jul 20, 2022 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
May 11, 2022 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 2
Apr 29, 2022 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Mar 19, 2022 Oglethorpe County, Georgia 1
Feb 22, 2022 Worcester County, Maryland 1
Feb 11, 2022 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 16, 2022 Ross County, Ohio 1
Nov 25, 2021 Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi 2
Oct 14, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Sep 20, 2021 San Joaquin County, California 1
Aug 27, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Aug 20, 2021 Killeen, Bell County, Texas 1
Aug 8, 2021 Pennington County, Minnesota 1
Aug 5, 2021 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Aug 2, 2021 Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Jul 30, 2021 Perry County, Alabama 1
Jun 4, 2021 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
May 12, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 2
Apr 24, 2021 Raeford, Hoke County, North Carolina 1
Mar 28, 2021 San Marcos, San Diego County, California 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.