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
May 27, 2021 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 2
May 27, 2021 Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida 1
May 26, 2021 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana 1
May 25, 2021 Scotland County, North Carolina 1
May 24, 2021 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1
May 24, 2021 Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana 1
May 24, 2021 Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia 1
May 23, 2021 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
May 23, 2021 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 2
May 22, 2021 Tulare County, California 1
May 20, 2021 Butler County, Pennsylvania 1
May 19, 2021 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
May 19, 2021 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 1
May 19, 2021 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 1
May 16, 2021 Fulton County, Georgia 1
May 16, 2021 South Gate, Los Angeles County, California 2
May 15, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
May 15, 2021 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
May 15, 2021 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1
May 15, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 14, 2021 Santa Ana, Orange County, California 1
May 13, 2021 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
May 10, 2021 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 1
May 9, 2021 Eastland County, Texas 1
May 9, 2021 Posen, Cook County, Illinois 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.