2025 Dodge Charger

MotorTrend (opens in a new tab) says Dodge is kicking off its new generation of muscle cars with the Charger Daytona R/T and Scat Pack EVs, with a 10.3-inch digital cluster and 12.3-inch touchscreen standard, and a 420-hp Sixpack engine for the entry gasoline model. Johnson's of Kingfisher (opens in a new tab) lists the R/T's electric motors at a combined 456 horsepower and 404 lb-ft with standard all-wheel drive, and Track and Drag modes on the Scat Pack. TopSpeed (opens in a new tab) puts the top output at 670 horsepower and notes the controversial synthetic exhaust system.

EPA rates the 2025 Charger at 70 to 98 MPGe combined, 216 to 308 miles of range and $800 to $1,000 a year in electricity, with all-wheel drive.

NHTSA lists three recall campaigns for the 2025 Charger. 25V574000 covers an incorrectly installed spring that may cause a loss of the park function and vehicle rollaway, 25V389000 covers an amplifier that may be missing software and fail to emit the pedestrian warning sound, and 26V262000 covers a software error that may make the instrument panel display fail.

Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA: electrical system with 26, fuel and propulsion system with 14, power train with 10, service brakes with 8 and vehicle speed control with 6. CarWizz (opens in a new tab) counts the same 38 complaints and 3 recalls, and CarFactBase (opens in a new tab) keeps a record for the year.

EPA rates the 2025 Charger at 70 to 98 MPGe combined and $800 to $1,000 a year in fuel. The 2025 Ford Mustang lists 12 to 26 mpg at $2,400 to $5,200 a year. The electric Charger costs far less a year to run than any Mustang.