Ford F150 vs Dodge Challenger

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	Ford F150	Dodge Challenger
Complaints on file	988	2,382
Model years covered	1966–1990	1970–2023
Worst model year	—	2014
Best model year	—	2023
Crashes reported	22	169
Fires reported	216	88
Injuries reported	23	112
Deaths reported	3	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	26.7%	15.5%

Ford F150 by year

1 1 1 3 13 2 3 2 5 12 14 45 78 107 170 241 290

66 68 75 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 305 30.9%

Electrical System 244 24.7%

Engine & Cooling 83 8.4%

Brakes 68 6.9%

Tires 55 5.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 38 3.8%

Body & Structure 37 3.7%

Steering 30 3.0%

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%