2020 Dodge Challenger: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 2020 Dodge Challenger and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 7 of them.

20
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
0
Injuries
50.0
Severity index

Severity index 50.0 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 50.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2020 Dodge Challenger sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (35.0%)7 35%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (20.0%)4 20%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (20.0%)4 20%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (15.0%)3 15%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (15.0%)3 15%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (15.0%)3 15%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM735.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER420.0%
ENGINE420.0%
SERVICE BRAKES315.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM315.0%
POWER TRAIN315.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL210.0%
AIR BAGS210.0%

Complaints filed per year

0252020: 32021: 52023: 42024: 32025: 42026: 1 (partial year)2021523242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20203
20215
20234
20243
20254
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.4x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V51600008/07/2021VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELDChrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, and Chrysler 300 vehicles. During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.