Fatal crash profile · Model
Dodge Charger
Compared with Dodge · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,898
- Fatal crashes
- 1,890
- Deaths inside
- 877
- Other deaths
- 1,281
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,898 vehicles described as Dodge Charger were involved in 1,890 fatal crashes in the United States. 877 people died inside these vehicles and 1,281 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 | 310 |
| 2021 | 414 |
| 2022 | 412 |
| 2023 | 403 |
| 2024 | 359 |
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: 45%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 146 | 202 |
| 2021 | 183 | 284 |
| 2022 | 199 | 281 |
| 2023 | 188 | 265 |
| 2024 | 161 | 249 |
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 1.6 times the share for Dodge: 21%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
23%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Dodge: 20%
- About 1.3 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 Charger | Dodge | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 34.4% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 22.6% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 1,474 |
| Cloudy | 214 |
| Rain | 121 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 20 |
| Snow | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 661 |
| Daylight | 627 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 510 |
| Dusk | 36 |
| Dawn | 25 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 260 |
| California | 181 |
| Florida | 177 |
| Georgia | 133 |
| North Carolina | 98 |
| Tennessee | 85 |
| South Carolina | 75 |
| Arizona | 64 |
| Michigan | 62 |
| Illinois | 60 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Dodge Charger by model year
- 2023 39 crashes
- 2022 63 crashes
- 2021 110 crashes
- 2020 150 crashes
- 2019 184 crashes
- 2018 161 crashes
- 2017 117 crashes
- 2016 145 crashes
- 2015 118 crashes
- 2014 170 crashes
- 2013 117 crashes
- 2012 77 crashes
- 2011 48 crashes
- 2010 92 crashes
- 2009 48 crashes
- 2008 76 crashes
- 2007 88 crashes
- 2006 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2022 | Hidalgo County, Texas | FM 907/ALAMO RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | I-240 | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio | CR-142 NORTH BEND RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts | I-495 RAMP | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | Finney County, Kansas | HOLCOMB LN | 1 |
| May 12, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-64/70 SR-1 SUMMER AVE | 1 |
| May 12, 2022 | Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan | WALTON BLVD | 1 |
| May 12, 2022 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| May 8, 2022 | Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington | 19TH ST W | 1 |
| May 5, 2022 | Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas | US-167 | 1 |
| May 2, 2022 | Clark County, Nevada | W CHARLESTON BLVD | 1 |
| May 1, 2022 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| May 1, 2022 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | ARLINGTON AVE | 1 |
| May 1, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | SR-3164 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | 7TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | San Marcos, Hays County, Texas | SR-82 AQUARENA SPRINGS DR | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-465 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Wayne County, Illinois | SR-15 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | S MARKSHEFFEL RD | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas | FM 157 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Burnet, Burnet County, Texas | US-281/WATER ST | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina | N GLENN AV | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Leflore County, Mississippi | CR-514 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | SOUTEL DR | 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.