Reliability & cost of ownership
Damon Challenger Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Damon Challenger? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Damon Challenger problems by model year
52 recall entries and 41 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Challenger | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Challenger | 4 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Challenger | 6 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Challenger | 6 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Challenger | 5 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Challenger | 5 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Challenger | 4 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Challenger | 3 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Challenger | 5 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Challenger | 4 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Challenger | 3 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Challenger | 3 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Challenger | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 Challenger | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Damon Challenger, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure10 complaints
- service brakes9 complaints
- hydraulic6 complaints
- equipment4 complaints
- visibility4 complaints
- visibility/wiper4 complaints
- engine and engine cooling3 complaints
- unknown or other3 complaints