Dodge Challenger vs Ford F-350 SD

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-350 SD
Complaints on file	2,388	5,154
Model years covered	1970–2023	1995–2026
Worst model year	2014	2019
Best model year	2023	2026
Crashes reported	169	166
Fires reported	88	117
Injuries reported	112	89
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	7.3%

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%

Ford F-350 SD by year

5 3 4 169 188 188 145 164 159 269 192 35 146 25 79 63 50 12 12 315 317 854 312 743 244 129 170 59 66 24 13

95 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Steering 1,100 21.3%

Suspension 874 17.0%

Engine & Cooling 607 11.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 397 7.7%

Electrical System 335 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 295 5.7%

Tires 252 4.9%

Other & Unspecified 242 4.7%