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Dodge Challenger Fuel Economy (MPG)

What is the real-world gas mileage of a 2023 Dodge Challenger?

The 2023 Dodge Challenger gets up to 23 MPG combined (19 city / 30 highway) in EPA testing.

Latest model year (2023):

The Dodge Challenger gets up to 23 MPG combined (19 city / 30 highway) in the Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L trim.

Verifiedfueleconomy.gov · Verified August 11, 2026
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Dodge Challenger MPG — All Years

YearTrimEngineFuelCity (MPG)Hwy (MPG)Combined (MPG)
2023Config 1 of 10Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2023Config 2 of 10Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline182721
2023Config 3 of 10Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2023Config 4 of 10Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132115
2023Config 5 of 10Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2023Config 6 of 10Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline101713
2023Config 7 of 10Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152418
2023Config 8 of 10Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2023Config 9 of 10Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2023Config 10 of 10Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317
2022Config 1 of 9Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline182721
2022Config 2 of 9Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2022Config 3 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2022Config 4 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2022Config 5 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132115
2022Config 6 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152418
2022Config 7 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2022Config 8 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2022Config 9 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317
2021Config 1 of 9Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2021Config 2 of 9Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline182721
2021Config 3 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2021Config 4 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132115
2021Config 5 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2021Config 6 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152418
2021Config 7 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2021Config 8 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2021Config 9 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317
2020Config 1 of 9Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline182721
2020Config 2 of 9Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2020Config 3 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2020Config 4 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2020Config 5 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132115
2020Config 6 of 9Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152418
2020Config 7 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2020Config 8 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2020Config 9 of 9Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317
2019Config 1 of 8Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline182721
2019Config 2 of 8Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2019Config 3 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2019Config 4 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2019Config 5 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152418
2019Config 6 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2019Config 7 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2019Config 8 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317
2018Config 1 of 8Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2018Config 2 of 8Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline182721
2018Config 3 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2018Config 4 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2018Config 5 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152518
2018Config 6 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2018Config 7 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2018Config 8 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317
2017Config 1 of 8Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2017Config 2 of 8Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline182721
2017Config 3 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2017Config 4 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2017Config 5 of 8Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152518
2017Config 6 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2017Config 7 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2017Config 8 of 8Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317
2016Config 1 of 7Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2016Config 2 of 7Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2016Config 3 of 7Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2016Config 4 of 7Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152518
2016Config 5 of 7Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2016Config 6 of 7Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2016Config 7 of 7Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317
2015Config 1 of 7Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L6 3.6LRegular Gasoline193023
2015Config 2 of 7Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LMidgrade Gasoline162519
2015Config 3 of 7Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132216
2015Config 4 of 7Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline152518
2015Config 5 of 7Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L8 5.7LPremium Gasoline152318
2015Config 6 of 7Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L8 6.2LPremium Gasoline132116
2015Config 7 of 7Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L8 6.4LPremium Gasoline142317

Data sourced from fueleconomy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy). MPG figures are EPA-tested. Fuel costs are estimates based on average fuel prices and 15,000 miles/year.

Dodge Challenger data analysis

How Dodge Challenger combined fuel economy varies

Across 75 configurations recorded for the 2015 through 2023 Dodge Challenger, combined fuel economy runs from 13 MPG to 23 MPG. The strongest figure belongs to the 2015 Dodge Challenger (Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L) at 23 MPG, and the weakest to the 2023 car (Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L) at 13 MPG — a spread of 77%. A gap that wide means the model year and configuration you buy matter more than the nameplate does: quoting a single number for the Dodge Challenger would be misleading.

What changed for 2023

Average combined fuel economy for the 2023 Dodge Challenger is 17.6 MPG, against 18.1 MPG for the 2022 car — it fell by 0.5 MPG. Buyers who care most about this figure should look at the earlier model years in the table above before assuming newest is best.

How to read this Dodge Challenger data

This page lists every 2015 through 2023 Dodge Challenger record we hold for this measurement — 75 rows in total, one per configuration and model year rather than a single headline figure. Figures are published as the source agency records them: we do not round, average or interpolate missing years, and a year that is absent from the table is a year with no published measurement rather than a zero. Where a manufacturer offered several drivetrains or body styles in the same year, each appears on its own row, because those variants rarely share the same numbers.

Configurations behind these Dodge Challenger numbers

The 2015 through 2023 Dodge Challenger entries here cover the variants Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L, Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L, Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L, Auto 8-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L, Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 5.7 L, Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.2 L and Man 6-spd, 8 cyl, 6.4 L. 2023 is the busiest model year in the record with 10 separate measured configurations, which is why a single quoted combined fuel economy figure for that year is rarely the one that matches the car in front of you. Match the row to the exact drivetrain, body style and engine on the window sticker or VIN before relying on the number, and use the comparison links below to see how those same configurations line up against rival models.

Where these Dodge Challenger figures come from

Every value on this page is loaded from federal open data — EPA fuel economy submissions, NHTSA vehicle and crash-test records, and manufacturer specification filings — rather than dealer listings or copied editorial content. The Dodge Challenger record refreshes as the agencies publish, which typically means new model-year rows appear in the autumn and crash-test results follow through the model year as vehicles are tested. Because certification data is filed per configuration, treat any single headline number for this vehicle with caution: the figure that applies to a specific car depends on its engine, drivetrain, body style and model year, all of which are listed separately above. If a number here disagrees with a brochure, the brochure is usually quoting the best available configuration rather than the one being sold.

Official Factory Specs vs. AutoSpecData Expert Benchmarks

The EPA highway loop never holds interstate speed. Here is what the same engine does when you sit on the cruise control.

Cruise speedEPA highway specAutoSpecData adjusted MPGFuel you lose
60 mph30 MPG30 MPG0%
65 mph30 MPG28 MPG7%
70 mph30 MPG26 MPG13%
75 mph30 MPG24.3 MPG19%
80 mph30 MPG22.6 MPG25%

Our Real-World Speed MPG Adjuster re-scales the Dodge Challenger EPA highway result with a quadratic drag term (mpg = hwy ÷ (1 + k·(v² − 60²)/60²), k = 0.55 for trucks, SUVs and vans, 0.42 for cars). Wind, roof racks, and a heavy right foot make it worse, never better.

Frequently Asked Questions About Challenger MPG

What is the MPG of the Dodge Challenger?

The Dodge Challenger gets up to 23 MPG combined (19 city / 30 highway) in the 2023 model year. Fuel economy varies by engine and trim — see the full table above for details.

Which Dodge Challenger trim has the best fuel economy?

The Auto 8-spd, 6 cyl, 3.6 L trim offers the best combined fuel economy at 23 MPG. Smaller engines and front-wheel-drive configurations typically achieve the highest MPG.

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