Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the airbags, electrical, and transmission. The 7 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2022Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/7 checked
2022 Dodge Charger: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/4
Engine off, key in hand0/1
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/2
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2022's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2022 Dodge Charger. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 3.6L 6-cyl | AWD, RWD | 21–23 mpg |
| 5.7L 8-cyl | RWD | 19 mpg |
| 6.2L 8-cyl | RWD | 15 mpg |
| 6.4L 8-cyl | RWD | 18 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2022 Dodge Charger, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
No air bag deploys in a crash, according to both complaints in this category. Both reports involve crashes, and one lists an injury. One describes a collision at about 60 mph that badly damaged the front passenger side with no deployment at all, leaving the driver bruised by the seat belts. Neither report names a cause or a repair. Two complaints is a small count, but an air bag that stays silent in a serious impact is a major safety risk.
A warning comes on telling the driver to service the shifter. It comes with a strange noise and trouble shifting gears. That is the only report here that describes a fault in the car. The other complaint is odometer fraud, not a defect. A privately sold car showed far fewer miles at purchase than at registration. Neither report mentions a crash, a fire, or a known fix. With only 2 complaints, no clear pattern is visible.
The car surges or jerks under light throttle, most often when pulling away from a stop. Reports describe sudden lunges on mild acceleration in any gear and at any speed, plus brief power loss that feels like a jerk. The dealer fix is a reset of the engine and transmission computers. That helps for a while, but the surging returns and gets worse. In another case the dealer could not find a problem. The sudden lunge is a loss-of-control risk in parking lots and other tight spaces.
Excerpts from complaints Charger owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2022 Dodge Charger. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 49,000, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 93,000.
Filed with NHTSA, September 2025
Intermittently the vehicle will jerk as if it looses power when driving, it has also happened when at a stop light and acceleration begins it jerks. It happens more often when at a complete stop and vehicle starts to accelerate. Vehicle was taken to melloy dodge in los lunas NM and they stated they were unable to find a problem
Filed with NHTSA, July 2023
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2022 ranks sixth for owner complaints among 8 Charger years, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2022 is the 12th model year of the Charger's seventh generation (2011–2023).
It includes the 2020 update.
What changed for 2020
Recall repairs are free at any Dodge dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022 Dodge Charger and Durango vehicles. The shifter assembly was not properly heat-treated, which can prevent the shifter from properly engaging in the "drive" position.
Risk: An improperly engaged shifter assembly may slip out of the "drive" position, resulting in a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the shifter assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 17, 2023. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall ZB3.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2022 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, and Chrysler 300 vehicles. The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensor battery may fail prematurely and cause the sensor to become inoperative. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.".
Risk: Inoperative TPMS sensors will not alert the driver to low tire pressure. In addition, a TPMS warning light that is already illuminated from a failed battery sensor will mask an actual tire pressure failure issue. Either of these scenarios can result in tire failure and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the TPMS sensors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 10, 2022. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is ZB5. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 22V-504.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2022 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, and Chrysler 300 vehicles. The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensor battery may fail prematurely and cause the sensor to become inoperative. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.".
Risk: Inoperative TPMS sensors will not alert the driver to low tire pressure. In addition, a TPMS warning light that is already illuminated from a failed battery sensor will mask an actual tire pressure failure issue. Either of these scenarios can result in tire failure and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the TPMS sensors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2022. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Z68.
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2022 owner complaints, side by side
