Dodge Challenger MPG by year — every rating on record

The Dodge Challenger has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 16 model years, from 2008 to 2023. Across those years its best rated version returned 23 mpg (2015) and its thirstiest returned 15 mpg (2008). The EPA record holds 73 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Dodge Challenger placed highest in 2009 at #37 of 54, and lowest in 2019 at #108 of 127. It spent 0 of its 16 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 73 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Challenger fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2023 Dodge Challenger burns 500 to 676 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2023 model year is $2,700 to $4,550 a year in fuel, or $2,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 23 mpg the Dodge Challenger is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $140 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Dodge nameplates

Every Dodge model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.