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

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

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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

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
Dec 22, 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 19, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 2
Dec 19, 2021 Rowan County, North Carolina 1
Dec 18, 2021 Orange County, Florida 1
Dec 17, 2021 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 1
Dec 15, 2021 Middletown, Butler County, Ohio 1
Dec 13, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 12, 2021 Troy, Rensselaer County, New York 1
Dec 11, 2021 Henrietta, Monroe County, New York 1
Dec 11, 2021 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Dec 10, 2021 Cooke County, Texas 1
Dec 10, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 2
Dec 9, 2021 El Paso County, Texas 1
Dec 7, 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 7, 2021 New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Dec 6, 2021 Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Dec 6, 2021 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 5, 2021 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Dec 5, 2021 Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia 1
Dec 5, 2021 Cathedral City, Riverside County, California 1
Dec 3, 2021 Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas 1
Dec 3, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 3, 2021 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 2, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 3
Dec 2, 2021 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut 1

Compare Dodge Charger 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.