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2018 Dodge Charger Body and structure Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
16%of 122 total for the year
Median mileage
34,150miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the body and structure of the 2018 Dodge Charger, 16% of the 122 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,150 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“This is a rental and I have been driving this car for about 6. In the afternoon of day 6, I went to get into the car and the door handle made a funny clicking sound and would not open the door. It is attached but feels like someone is unhooked inside the door because it seems to lift up higher than it should. Door opens from the inside with no problem.”

NHTSA complaint #11093864, filed 2018-05, 16,500 miles

“My daughter could not get the car to stop, as she was engaging the break to the floor. She is unsure if when she turned cruise control was set, but either way the brake should have turned it off. Then when the pole was hit, all the airbags went off except the passenger lower airbag. I was the passenger and I have a hurt ankle, knee, and hip. Why would all airbags go off except one if the impact was directly in the front of the car? The vehicle was turning when she noticed it would not slow down.”

NHTSA complaint #11288524, filed 2019-12, 32,000 miles

“While driving on a freeway doing about 65 MPH, the sunroof spontaneously shattered upward, as if it was hit from the inside, sending glass flying down the back of the car hitting other vehicles behind me. Thankfully the internal sunroof cover was closed so glass didn't rain down on us when this happened. I had to pull over on the side of the freeway and clean up as much of the glass as possible so it wouldn't continue flying off and hitting vehicles behind me. Definitely a safety concern, even though it's tempered glass, it's still sharp. …”

NHTSA complaint #11166791, filed 2019-01, 6,600 miles

“Went to get in the vehicle one morning and the door handle on the driver side will not open from the outside but will open from the inside, I believe the screw had come out, and went to get in the vehicle this morning and notice the panel on the passenger side door panel peel up from the top of the door where the lock is.”

NHTSA complaint #11331717, filed 2020-06, 58,843 miles

“This at about 5:30 am when I was getting in my car to go to work I noticed the panel on my driver side door was beginning to lift up.my car is rarely parked in the sun light because I park it in my garage at home and a shaded area at work.”

NHTSA complaint #11414362, filed 2021-04

Related service bulletins

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202113%
202023%
201976%
20181916%
20172016%
20165329%
201543%
2014165%
2013103%
2012112%
2011122%
201094%
200942%
200891%
200731%
200671%

Other parts of the 2018 Dodge Charger

Electrical system
45 complaintsOther or unknown
33 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Dodge Charger

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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