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2019 Dodge Challenger Srt (driver)

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

51 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 14, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

Complaint reports have faded. Early issues appear resolved or aged out.

The math, shown

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Complaint volume (40%)99
Severity (30%)82
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)93

Complaints filed per year

Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.

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How it crashes

NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.

NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.

Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.

The road ahead

What breaks on a 2019 Dodge Challenger Srt (driver), plotted where owners report it happening.

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Also reported (mileage varies): Electrical system (12) · Wheels (11) · Steering (8) · Transmission & drivetrain (7)

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.

Electrical system

24%

12 complaints · 2 in the last 2 years

The vehicle's Uconnect system (which is required for most all functions including backup camera) will intermittently go black and become unresponsive. Soft and hard re…

Wheels

22%

11 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years

the lower control arm and lower ball joint broke causing me to hit another vehicle ,plus had to be towed due to damage , highway patrol called and took a report, was i…

Steering

16%

8 complaints

The power steering or steering rack appears to be defective. While turning on a curve, the steering will get stuck in what feels like a knotch, and can be weird to un-…

Transmission & drivetrain

14%

7 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years

On my way to work on the highway and my rear differential blew apart sending pieces all over the high way had to get it towed home.

Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

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What to ask for

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What owners say

Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.

The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2019 Dodge Challenger Srt (driver) as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.