Dodge Challenger vs Chevrolet Cruze

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	Dodge Challenger	Chevrolet Cruze
Complaints on file	2,388	5,786
Model years covered	1970–2023	2010–2019
Worst model year	2014	2014
Best model year	2023	2017
Crashes reported	169	479
Fires reported	88	137
Injuries reported	112	226
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	14.6%

Dodge Challenger by year

1 3 17 172 434 257 338 251 215 185 109 70 117 94 33 29 11 52

70 81 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks

Electrical System 623 26.1%

Engine & Cooling 331 13.9%

Airbags 281 11.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 188 7.9%

Other & Unspecified 185 7.7%

Steering 148 6.2%

Brakes 109 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 89 3.7%

Chevrolet Cruze by year

2 1,116 1,354 936 1,106 383 395 295 166 33

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,401 24.2%

Electrical System 761 13.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 677 11.7%

Other & Unspecified 468 8.1%

Brakes 383 6.6%

Stability & Traction Control 382 6.6%

Steering 377 6.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 273 4.7%