Fatal crash profile · Model
Dodge Challenger
Compared with Dodge · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 913
- Fatal crashes
- 911
- Deaths inside
- 472
- Other deaths
- 556
Between 2020 and 2024, 913 vehicles described as Dodge Challenger were involved in 911 fatal crashes in the United States. 472 people died inside these vehicles and 556 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 172 |
| 2021 | 175 |
| 2022 | 199 |
| 2023 | 194 |
| 2024 | 173 |
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: 45%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99 | 93 |
| 2021 | 87 | 108 |
| 2022 | 93 | 136 |
| 2023 | 106 | 112 |
| 2024 | 87 | 107 |
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
39%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.8 times the share for Dodge: 21%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 19%
24%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Dodge: 20%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
67%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Dodge: 53%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Dodge Challenger | Dodge | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 39.0% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 24.3% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 700 |
| Cloudy | 105 |
| Rain | 64 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 9 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 309 |
| Daylight | 290 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 261 |
| Dusk | 19 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 14 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 135 |
| Florida | 100 |
| California | 98 |
| Georgia | 64 |
| North Carolina | 41 |
| Alabama | 36 |
| Arizona | 34 |
| Louisiana | 31 |
| Michigan | 31 |
| Tennessee | 29 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Dodge Challenger by model year
- 2023 21 crashes
- 2022 38 crashes
- 2021 57 crashes
- 2020 73 crashes
- 2019 126 crashes
- 2018 90 crashes
- 2017 68 crashes
- 2016 117 crashes
- 2015 85 crashes
- 2014 49 crashes
- 2013 44 crashes
- 2012 46 crashes
- 2011 27 crashes
- 2010 40 crashes
- 2009 20 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2023 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | MU-SHINDLER DR | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Sevier County, Tennessee | US-411 SR-35 NEWPORT HWY | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania | SSR-6013 NINTH ST | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Riverside County, California | I-215 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Shelby County, Tennessee | CR-HOUSTON LEVEE RD | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-10/EAST FWY | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida | SR-442 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona | W NORTHERN AVE | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama | US-231 SR-9 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Livingston Parish, Louisiana | I-12 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Acadia Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Campbell, Hunt County, Texas | SR-24/TEXAS LAKES TRL | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Willingboro, Burlington County, New Jersey | CR-630 VETERENS LEVITT PARKWAY | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-45/NORTH FWY | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida | CR-845 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W DUNLAP AVE | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I-30/TOM LANDRY HWY | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama | SR-79 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | New York City, Richmond County, New York | HYLAN BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Sacramento County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Milam County, Texas | US-190 | 3 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-39 | 1 |
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.