Chrysler PT Cruiser vs Dodge Charger

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chrysler PT Cruiser	Dodge Charger
Complaints on file	3,420	8,167
Model years covered	2001–2010	1970–2026
Worst model year	2002	2011
Best model year	2009	2021
Crashes reported	268	370
Fires reported	155	317
Injuries reported	199	224
Deaths reported	9	7
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	18.5%	11.2%

Chrysler PT Cruiser by year

799 658 354 291 244 512 203 171 158 30

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 578 16.9%

Engine & Cooling 461 13.5%

Lights 238 7.0%

Suspension 234 6.8%

Airbags 230 6.7%

Steering 229 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 221 6.5%

Body & Structure 178 5.2%

Dodge Charger by year

1 1 13 4 1,904 678 835 229 303 1,042 957 492 530 197 264 199 167 165 74 42 21 47 1 1

70 84 85 01 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 1,952 23.9%

Engine & Cooling 1,199 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 807 9.9%

Airbags 776 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 767 9.4%

Brakes 431 5.3%

Steering 416 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 407 5.0%