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2023 Dodge Challenger (front Seat)
Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.
40 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 14, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Visibility & wipers problems dominate (30% of complaints).
Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.
Complaints are overwhelmingly minor: almost none involve crashes, fires, or injuries.
Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.
The math, shown
Full methodology →Complaints filed per year
Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.
How it crashes
NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.
5/5 overall
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating · 2023 Dodge Challenger (Front Seat) 2 DR RWD
Rollover risk in a single-vehicle crash: 11%
No open NHTSA defect investigations on file.
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 2023 Dodge Challenger (front Seat), plotted where owners report it happening.
Also reported (mileage varies): Visibility & wipers (12) · Brakes (6) · Electrical system (5)
Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.
Visibility & wipers
30%12 complaints · 10 in the last 2 years
“Have a crack in windshield on passenger side about half way up pillar. There is no places of contact just the crack like it’s from body flex and there are a lot of oth…”
Brakes
15%6 complaints · 3 in the last 2 years
“My brake lines melted to my exhaust manifold due to manufacturer defect and manufacturer cannot get the part to fix it”
Electrical system
13%5 complaints · 4 in the last 2 years
“I had recently had my backup camera/and radio repaired as they are synchronized to work together at a dealership. On [XXX] the issue has happened again, and it is avai…”
Engine
10%4 complaints · 3 in the last 2 years
“The engine is malfunctioning. It is available for inspection. When you accelerate the vehicle, the engine goes into limp mode then it goes into neutral and you have to…”
Recalls (0)
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
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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.