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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2023 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | Indian River Shores, Indian River County, Florida | SR-A1A | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MARTIN LUTHER KING DR | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Val Verde County, Texas | US-277/DR FERMIN CALDERON BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California | 20TH ST W | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | I-75 RAMP 047A | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Henry County, Virginia | US-220 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Barton County, Kansas | 40 AVE | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Redan, DeKalb County, Georgia | SHADOW ROCK DR | 2 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | I-40 OFF-RAMP | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Orange County, Florida | MCCULLOCH RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Aiken County, South Carolina | I-20 | 2 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Guilford County, North Carolina | SR-61 | 3 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Tarrant County, Texas | CR-NINE MILE BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | Von Ormy, Bexar County, Texas | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 1 |
| May 27, 2022 | Stone County, Mississippi | US-49 | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama | PADEN RD | 1 |
| May 12, 2022 | Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan | WALTON BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | San Diego County, California | I-8 RAMP | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2022 | Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina | US-25 US 25 BYPASS | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Clayton County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Harris County, Texas | SR-6 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia | CS-075507/WHEATON ST | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | MOUNTAIN CREEK PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | W BASELINE ST | 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.