Dodge Charger Pursuit
Problems & Worst Years
Every reported problem for the Dodge Charger Pursuit, model year by model year — ranked from 96 federal NHTSA complaints across 2018–2019.
Even in fleet trim, the Dodge Charger Pursuit's complaint file is led by cabin electronics rather than hard parts. The 2018 — the busier of the two years on record at 70 occurrences — has touchscreen delamination with random functionality as its top complaint at 25 reports, plus another 11 for outright radio and infotainment system failure. Door panels detaching and exposing the door internals drew 20 reports. The most mechanical entry is steering rack failure at 9, with engine stalling during operation appearing at just 3.
The 2019 file (49 occurrences) shifts toward safety systems and lighting. Its top complaint, classified at safety severity, is an airbag recall repair not being completed — 20 reports of owners unable to get campaign work done. Headlights not functioning properly (7 reports) and airbag deployment failures (5) follow, with general electrical issues (10) and steering system malfunctions (5) rounding out a short list. Notably, no NHTSA recall campaign IDs are recorded against either year in this dataset — but given that the 2019's single biggest complaint is about recall completion, running the VIN through NHTSA's lookup is still the obvious first step on any example.
Many of these cars lived hard service lives, which makes the specific complaints easy to fold into a normal used-fleet inspection: work the touchscreen through a long session looking for ghost touches or delamination at the edges, pull gently on every door panel, verify all exterior lighting, confirm the airbag light self-checks and goes out, and pay attention to steering feel and centering given the rack failure reports.
The complaint volumes here are modest in absolute terms, and that deserves saying plainly: these are owner filings with NHTSA, not measured failure rates, and the later year has simply had less time on the road to generate reports. With an ex-fleet vehicle especially, the individual car's maintenance records and a thorough pre-purchase inspection will tell you far more than its model year.
Dodge Charger Pursuit problems by year
Complaint volume by model year (bar = relative to the worst year). Theworst yearsare the most-complained-about, weighted by safety-risk problems.
| Year | Complaint volume | Problems | Safety / High | Most common problem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018worst | 49 | 6 | 0/3 | Touchscreen Delamination and Random Functionality Electrical · 25 complaints |
| 2019worst | 47 | 6 | 1/2 | Airbag recall repair not completed Other · 20 complaints |
Data source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) owner complaints and recalls, 2018–2019. Problem clustering and year rankings are derived from the complaint record; complaint volume reflects reports filed, not total incidence or fault rate. Vehicle image is illustrative.