Where each one leads
Dodge Challenger
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2023 Dodge Challenger uses 10.3 l/100 km, the 2014 Jaguar XK 12.6.
Jaguar XK
- Against cars of the same year, the Jaguar XK comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 61% less often than average) than the Dodge Challenger (fails 38% less often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Dodge Challenger | Jaguar XK | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2023 | 1997–2020 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,759 (2010–2022) | 3,977 (2010–2019) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 16,926 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 502 | 603 |
| In traffic in Finland | 313 | 124 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Dodge Challenger | Jaguar XK | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 81% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +31% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −38% | −61% |
| US owner complaints | 1,695 | 46 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Vehicle speed control |
| Model year with most complaints | 2010 (299) | 2007 (15) |
| US recall campaigns | 33 | 10 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,953 | 3,482 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 14 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Dodge Challenger | Jaguar XK | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2023) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Dodge Challenger | Jaguar XK | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.3 l/100 km (2023) | 12.6 l/100 km (2014) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 287 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 329 kW (441 hp) | 283 kW (380 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,960 kg | 1,719 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €106,648 | €136,240 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 89,000 km | 115,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).