Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Dodge Charger
Compared with Dodge Charger · Dodge · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 77
- Fatal crashes
- 77
- Deaths inside
- 36
- Other deaths
- 51
Between 2020 and 2024, 77 vehicles described as 2012 Dodge Charger were involved in 77 fatal crashes in the United States. 36 people died inside these vehicles and 51 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 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 |
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
41%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Dodge Charger: 41%
- About the same as the share for Dodge: 45%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
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
30%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Dodge Charger: 34%
- About 1.4 times the share for Dodge: 21%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
27%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Dodge Charger: 23%
- About 1.4 times the share for Dodge: 20%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
66%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Dodge Charger: 67%
- About 1.3 times the share for Dodge: 53%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Dodge Charger | Dodge Charger | Dodge | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 29.9% | 34.4% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 27.3% | 22.6% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 66.2% | 67.1% | 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 | 59 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 33 |
| Daylight | 23 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 9 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| Michigan | 6 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| California | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Indiana | 4 |
| Virginia | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2024 | Phillips County, Arkansas | US-49 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Charles Mix County, South Dakota | 395TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Santa Clara County, California | SR-25 | 2 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Riverside County, California | DILLON RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | MORANG | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas | I30 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| May 18, 2024 | Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | S TOWNSEND ST | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | US-17 | 1 |
| May 11, 2024 | Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana | MU-E WAYNE ST | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2024 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-1 MEMPHIS-BRISTOL HWY | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Glades County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | 316 E PRINCE RD | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | MU-JEFFERSON AVE | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Brookhaven, DeKalb County, Georgia | CS-32633 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | US-67/S G ALEXANDER FWY | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Jackson County, Mississippi | SR-57 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama | SR-BESSEMER RD | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Dillon County, South Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Vigo County, Indiana | MU-HARLAN DR | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas | MU-DIZZY DEAN DR | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Elkhart County, Indiana | CR-21 | 1 |
| May 8, 2023 | Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama | SR-248 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2023 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-430 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | I-85 | 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.