Dodge Challenger vs Ford Freestyle

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 Freestyle
Complaints on file	2,382	5,155
Model years covered	1970–2023	2002–2007
Worst model year	2014	2005
Best model year	2023	2004
Crashes reported	169	153
Fires reported	88	21
Injuries reported	112	39
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	4.1%

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 Freestyle by year

1 14 2,018 1,872 1,250

02 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,617 31.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,308 25.4%

Engine & Cooling 681 13.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 397 7.7%

Electrical System 269 5.2%

Brakes 227 4.4%

Other & Unspecified 190 3.7%

Body & Structure 102 2.0%