Mazda CX-5 vs Dodge Charger

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	Mazda CX-5	Dodge Charger
Complaints on file	3,269	8,167
Model years covered	2012–2026	1970–2026
Worst model year	2016	2011
Best model year	2026	2021
Crashes reported	219	370
Fires reported	30	317
Injuries reported	115	224
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.1%	11.2%

Mazda CX-5 by year

1 292 492 167 628 195 475 359 153 199 83 85 63 57 20

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

Engine & Cooling 599 18.3%

Electrical System 457 14.0%

Other & Unspecified 382 11.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 278 8.5%

Brakes 250 7.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 225 6.9%

Lights 222 6.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 158 4.8%

Dodge Charger by year

1 1 13 4 1,904 678 835 229 303 1,042 957 492 530 197 264 199 167 165 74 42 21 47 1 1

70 84 85 01 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,952 23.9%

Engine & Cooling 1,199 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 807 9.9%

Airbags 776 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 767 9.4%

Brakes 431 5.3%

Steering 416 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 407 5.0%