2015 Chrysler 300 vs 2015 Dodge Charger
Two midsize cars, compared on what actually matters when you're buying used:
what breaks, when it breaks, and what it costs you.
2015 Chrysler
300
6/10
The last of the affordable rear-drive Detroit land yachts — great bones, mediocre execution on the small stuff.
VS
2015 Dodge
Charger
6/10
The Charger is the last true V8 four-door — cheap thrills if you get the Hemi and skip the AWD Pentastar with the ticking rockers.
Dead heat: both score 6/10. The tiebreaker is which specific car you find.
By the numbers
Green is the better number — higher on every score, lower on failures, complaints and recalls.
| Chrysler 300 |
Dodge Charger |
| Known failure points | 6 | 7 |
| NHTSA complaints | 97 | 135 |
| Safety recalls | 5 | 8 |
| Service bulletins | 12 | 12 |
| Reliability | 58 | 58 |
| Cheap to own | 55 | 55 |
| Fun factor | 72 | 78 |
| Holds value | 38 | 62 |
| Enthusiast cred | 48 | 70 |
The most expensive thing that goes wrong
2015 Chrysler 300
ZF 8-speed transmission solenoid pack or TCM software glitches causing harsh/delayed shifts
$300–$1,20060k–100k mi
2015 Dodge Charger
5.7 Hemi lifter tick / MDS lifter collapse — cam and lifters if ignored
$2,500–$5,50080k–130k mi
If you buy one, buy this one
✅ 2015 Chrysler 300
A 2015 300C or 300S with the 5.7L HEMI, ideally AWD, low miles, with a documented oil filter housing replacement and completed recalls — the HEMI's simpler and more durable than the finicky V6 electronics complaints suggest, and it's the version that actually delivers on the car's rear-drive American sedan promise.
✅ 2015 Dodge Charger
2015 Charger R/T Road & Track in RWD, 5.7 Hemi with the 8-speed ZF, 3.06 rear, Bilstein suspension, paddle shifters — ideally 70k–90k miles with documented oil changes and the Uconnect recall completed. Bonus points for a manual-cloth SRT-style seat and a color that isn't white or silver.
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Scores and findings blend documented NHTSA recalls and complaints with
patterns synthesized from owner communities. Always inspect the specific vehicle and
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