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What 20 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Dodge Challenger

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (20)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (7)Engine (4)Brakes (3)Fuel system (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Airbags (2)Speed control (2)Lights (1)Seat belts (1)Steering (1)

2 of 20 complaints match · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 16, 2021AirbagsCrash

My car was in a collision yesterday. I was rear-ended and pushed into another vehicle, resulting in both front and rear impacts. The air bag did not deploy, even though I could smell it, as if it did deploy. Also, my car app notified me that the airbag had been deployed and needed to be taken to a service provider to be serviced. The problem is that no airbags actually deployed. So if I had been in a situation that required the airbags to save my life, I would not have had them. I feel like this could really be a problem if it happened in another situation & I wanted to let someone know so they can look into it.

NHTSA ODI 11440716

Dec 15, 2020Electrical systemEngineFuel systemFire

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE OPERATIONAL, IN SECOND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITH NO WARNINGS.*DT*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11383550

Working with the data? Download all 20 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2020 Dodge Challenger verdict →