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Dodge · 1970–2023

Dodge Challenger

Every Dodge Challenger model year from 1970 to 2023: production counts, engines, options, paint, prices and the stories behind them, with a source for every figure.

21 model years offered · 21 fact sheets · 0 stories

Yellow 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A with black side stripe, T/A and 340 SIX PAK lettering, and fibreglass hood scoop, front three-quarter
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A in yellow with black strobe stripe, matte-black hood and 340 Six Pak callout Photo: Sicnag, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Production by year

Each year's headline total, exactly as its source scopes it. Scopes differ from year to year (some include related models or other markets), so read the label before comparing years. Every year's fact sheet has the full breakdown.

YearWhat was countedCountStatus
1970 All 1970 Challengers (Dodge heritage statement)sold, model-year 83,000 Reported
1971 All 1971 Challengers (table total)built, model-year 29,883 Disputed
1972 All 1972 Challengers (trade tables)built, model-year 26,663 Disputed
1973 All 1973 Challengers (Standard Catalog lineage)built, model-year 32,596 Disputed
1974 All 1974 Challengers including exportsbuilt, model-year 16,437 Reported
2008 Challenger SRT8, United States: announced production planannounced-limit, model-year 6,400 Announced
2009 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2009 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 25,852 Reported
2010 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2010 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 36,791 Reported
2011 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2011 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 39,534 Reported
2012 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2012 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 43,119 Reported
2013 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2013 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 51,462 Reported
2014 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2014 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 51,611 Reported
2015 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2015 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 66,365 Disputed
2016 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2016 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 64,433 Reported
2017 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2017 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 64,537 Reported
2018 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2018 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 66,716 Reported
2019 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2019 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 60,997 Reported
2020 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2020 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 52,955 Reported
2021 Dodge Challenger US sales, calendar year 2021 (all Challengers)sold, calendar-year 54,314 Reported
2022 Dodge Challenger US sales, calendar year 2022 (all Challengers)sold, calendar-year 55,060 Reported
2023 Dodge Challenger, calendar-year 2023 US sales (used as the best available total)sold, calendar-year 44,960 Reported
Red 1970 Dodge Challenger hardtop with black vinyl roof and twin hood scoops, front three-quarter at an outdoor show
1970 Dodge Challenger 340 hardtop in red with a black vinyl roof Photo: Sicnag, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Blue 1970 Dodge Challenger with black roof, quad headlamps in the recessed grille, and power-bulge hood
1970 Dodge Challenger hardtop in blue with a black vinyl roof and power-bulge hood Photo: Bull-Doser, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Bronze 1970 Dodge Challenger from the rear three-quarter with its full-width taillamps and black tail panel stripe
1970 Dodge Challenger in bronze, rear three-quarter, showing the full-width taillamp panel Photo: Bene Riobó, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Close view of a 1970 Dodge Challenger V8 with orange-red valve covers and chrome open-element air cleaner in a purple engine bay
Engine bay of a 1970 Dodge Challenger with an orange-red V8 and chrome air cleaner Photo: Don O'Brien from Piketon, Ohio, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Green 1971 Dodge Challenger with black hood seen from the front, showing the twin-section 1971 grille and quad headlamps
1971 Dodge Challenger in green with a black hood, showing the 1971 split grille Photo: Bull-Doser, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Purple 1971 Dodge Challenger at a car show with its hood open over the V8, showing the 1971 split grille
1971 Dodge Challenger in purple with the hood raised Photo: Bull-Doser, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Pale yellow 1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye with the downturned 1972 grille and simulated front-fender vents
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye in pale yellow, showing the new 1972 "sad mouth" grille and fender vents Photo: Bull-Doser, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Black 1972 Dodge Challenger with white side stripe graphic, front three-quarter in a car show lot
1972 Dodge Challenger hardtop in black with white side graphics Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Orange 1973 Dodge Challenger with twin hood scoops at an indoor classic-car auction
1973 Dodge Challenger hardtop in orange with twin hood scoops Photo: Bull-Doser, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Yellow 1973 Dodge Challenger with black vinyl roof, rear wing spoiler and Rallye fender vents, rear three-quarter
1973 Dodge Challenger Rallye in yellow with black vinyl roof and rear spoiler Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Black 1974 Dodge Challenger on grass, front three-quarter, showing the 1972–74 grille and the large 1974 bumper guards
1974 Dodge Challenger in black, the final year of the original E-body Challenger Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Orange 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 with black hood stripes and hood scoop, at an auto show
2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 in orange with black stripes Photo: Denmark from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Model years

  1. 1970 Fact sheet
  2. 1971 Fact sheet
  3. 1972 Fact sheet
  4. 1973 Fact sheet
  5. 1974 Fact sheet
  6. 1975 Not offered
  7. 1976 Not offered
  8. 1977 Not offered
  9. 1978 Not offered
  10. 1979 Not offered
  11. 1980 Not offered
  12. 1981 Not offered
  13. 1982 Not offered
  14. 1983 Not offered
  15. 1984 Not offered
  16. 1985 Not offered
  17. 1986 Not offered
  18. 1987 Not offered
  19. 1988 Not offered
  20. 1989 Not offered
  21. 1990 Not offered
  22. 1991 Not offered
  23. 1992 Not offered
  24. 1993 Not offered
  25. 1994 Not offered
  26. 1995 Not offered
  27. 1996 Not offered
  28. 1997 Not offered
  29. 1998 Not offered
  30. 1999 Not offered
  31. 2000 Not offered
  32. 2001 Not offered
  33. 2002 Not offered
  34. 2003 Not offered
  35. 2004 Not offered
  36. 2005 Not offered
  37. 2006 Not offered
  38. 2007 Not offered
  39. 2008 Fact sheet
  40. 2009 Fact sheet
  41. 2010 Fact sheet
  42. 2011 Fact sheet
  43. 2012 Fact sheet
  44. 2013 Fact sheet
  45. 2014 Fact sheet
  46. 2015 Fact sheet
  47. 2016 Fact sheet
  48. 2017 Fact sheet
  49. 2018 Fact sheet
  50. 2019 Fact sheet
  51. 2020 Fact sheet
  52. 2021 Fact sheet
  53. 2022 Fact sheet
  54. 2023 Fact sheet

“Not offered” means this nameplate or performance model wasn't sold that year. It doesn't mean we're missing the research.