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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 21, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Oct 18, 2021 Blount County, Alabama 1
Oct 16, 2021 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
Oct 14, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Oct 9, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Oct 9, 2021 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Oct 9, 2021 West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 2
Oct 8, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Oct 1, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Sep 28, 2021 Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 28, 2021 Whitfield County, Georgia 1
Sep 25, 2021 Onslow County, North Carolina 1
Sep 22, 2021 Howe, Grayson County, Texas 1
Sep 22, 2021 McHenry County, Illinois 1
Sep 22, 2021 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Sep 20, 2021 San Joaquin County, California 1
Sep 18, 2021 Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 1
Sep 15, 2021 Madison County, Tennessee 1
Sep 14, 2021 Ector County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2021 Garland, Dallas County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2021 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 1
Aug 31, 2021 Hunt County, Texas 1
Aug 27, 2021 Cleveland County, North Carolina 1
Aug 27, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Aug 26, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1

Compare Dodge Challenger with another vehicle

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.