Used car safety, rank #186 of 188
Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD Safety Rating (2020-23)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2020-23 Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD, a large car, compared with its class and with the current model.
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The 2020-23 Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 127 per million registered vehicle years against a large cars average of 104, which is 22% above the class average. That places it #186 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 2.7/100.
What the Dodge Charger Hemi death rate means
At 127 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD is 22% worse than the large cars average of 104. The 95% confidence interval is 81 to 173, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 161 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Dodge Charger Hemi. Its 95% confidence interval is 113β210. It is higher than the Dodge Charger Hemi's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for heavier vehicles. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used cars
The safest large cars in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD highlighted. It ranks 3 of the 4 shown; the class leader is the Dodge Charger 2WD at a death rate of 90.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Charger 2WD | 2020-23 | 90 (54 to 125) | 6.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Dodge Challenger 2WD | 2020-23 | 125 (89 to 160) | 3.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD (this page) | 2020-23 | 127 (81 to 173) | 2.7 | n/a | n/a |
| Chrysler 300 2WD | 2020-23 | 132 (58 to 205) | 2.3 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for large cars: 104 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
Safety recalls for the Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD
We do not have a verified NHTSA recall lookup for this nameplate and model year. Check by VIN rather than treating that as a clean record.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for one year. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD: Common Questions
Is the Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 127 per million registered vehicle years for the 2020-23 Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD, 22% above the class average (104 for large cars). That earns a used-car safety score of 2.7 out of 100 and rank #186 of 188 used vehicles.
What is the Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD driver death rate?
127 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 81 to 173. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Dodge Charger Hemi died at a rate of 161 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2020-23 models.
How does the Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD compare with other large cars?
The large cars class averages 104 driver deaths per million; the Dodge Charger Hemi 2WD sits at 127. Among the 4 large cars compared above it ranks 3 by safety score; the top of that group is the Dodge Charger 2WD with a death rate of 90.