Where each one leads
Dodge Charger
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Mercedes-Benz 500
- Against cars of the same year, the Mercedes-Benz 500 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 22% less often than average) than the Dodge Charger (fails 7% 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 Charger | Mercedes-Benz 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1983–2027 | 1984–2003 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 1,236 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 359 | 897 |
| In traffic in Finland | 213 | — |
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 | Mercedes-Benz 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −7% | −22% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 49.3% |
| US owner complaints | 5,741 | 98 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2006 (1,294) | 1993 (23) |
| US recall campaigns | 54 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,332 | 18 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 32 | 5 |
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 | Mercedes-Benz 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2023) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Dodge Charger | Mercedes-Benz 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.8 l/100 km (2026) | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €59,084 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 100,000 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).