Dodge Challenger vs Ford F-250

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	Ford F-250
Complaints on file	2,382	5,731
Model years covered	1970–2023	1979–2014
Worst model year	2014	1999
Best model year	2023	1998
Crashes reported	169	277
Fires reported	88	246
Injuries reported	112	149
Deaths reported	0	14
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	12%

Dodge Challenger by year

1 3 17 171 433 257 338 251 214 185 109 70 115 93 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 621 26.1%

Engine & Cooling 331 13.9%

Airbags 281 11.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 188 7.9%

Other & Unspecified 184 7.7%

Steering 148 6.2%

Brakes 108 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 88 3.7%

Ford F-250 by year

1 14 5 145 149 183 156 238 212 348 76 702 417 269 189 151 201 207 332 84 255 92 109 384 423 153 236

79 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

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

What breaks

Steering 846 14.8%

Suspension 808 14.1%

Engine & Cooling 741 12.9%

Brakes 549 9.6%

Tires 516 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 427 7.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 425 7.4%

Electrical System 315 5.5%