Where each one leads
Dodge Charger
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Dodge Charger uses 11.8 l/100 km, the 2024 Nissan GT-R 12.8.
Nissan GT-R
- Against cars of the same year, the Nissan GT-R comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 87% 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 | Nissan GT-R | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1983–2027 | 2009–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 6,627 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 1,796 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 359 | 119 |
| 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 | Nissan GT-R | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 94% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +37% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| … against cars of the same year | −7% | −87% |
| US owner complaints | 5,741 | 33 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Exterior lighting |
| Model year with most complaints | 2006 (1,294) | 2009 (19) |
| US recall campaigns | 54 | 4 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,332 | 973 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 32 | 1 |
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 | Nissan GT-R | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2023) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Dodge Charger | Nissan GT-R | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.8 l/100 km (2026) | 12.8 l/100 km (2024) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 319 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 427 kW (572 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,801 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €59,084 | €122,064 |
| 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).