At a glance
| Dodge Charger | Ford Mustang GT | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1983–2027 | 1996–2006 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 7,128 (2010–2022) |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 359 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | 213 | 528 |
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 Charger | Ford Mustang GT | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.5% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −7% | — |
| US owner complaints | 5,741 | 694 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Engine and engine cooling |
| Model year with most complaints | 2006 (1,294) | 2005 (163) |
| US recall campaigns | 54 | 1 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,332 | 25 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 32 | 8 |
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 Charger | Ford Mustang GT | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2023) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Dodge Charger | Ford Mustang GT | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.8 l/100 km (2026) | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 316 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 343 kW (460 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,903 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €59,084 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 100,000 km | 128,000 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).