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Dodge Charger PoliceYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 27 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Dodge Charger Police.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints27Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls12011–2014 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Dodge Charger Police years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Charger Police median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2014Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2013Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall2012Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Dodge Charger Police problems

All model years combined: 27 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel/propulsion system90
Electrical system81
Engine60
Steering40
Service brakes20
Fuel system, gasoline20
Vehicle speed control10
Electronic stability control (ESC)10
Engine and engine cooling10
2 other systems20
1 recall

Dodge Charger Police recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

63%Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator16V-739 · 2011–2014 · Oct 13, 2016 · 74,811 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Charger Police

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2012–2014 · still open
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