The Lemon Index$832 middle bill · most between $796 and $955
About the same as the $800 middle bill owners of all 77 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 58,000 miles (32 reports).
Dodge Charger owners reported paying a median of $832 for a alternator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $796 and $955. That's from 36 owner reports (36 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5003%
- $500–$1,00078%
- $1,000–$2,50019%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 36 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2011 Dodge Charger21$800 middle bill
- 2012 Dodge Charger13$950 middle bill
- 2013 Dodge Charger1too few for a middle
- 2014 Dodge Charger1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2011 Dodge Charger228 complaints name it33% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Dodge Charger199 complaints name it31% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Dodge Charger96 complaints name it27% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Dodge Charger36 complaints name it10% of that year's complaints
- 2010 Dodge Charger17 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a alternator. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
3.6 Pentastar V6 · 5.7 HEMI V8 · 6.4 HEMI (392)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0562. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Dodge Charger reliability by year
- Alternator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Dodge Charger owners reported
Engine replacement (6) · Fuel pump replacement (6) · Radiator replacement (6) · Wiring harness repair (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11339033, 11046987, 11045068, 11005476, 11005222, 11005078, 10865701, 10808603, 10779443, 10748186, 10730145, 10683578 and more.
Quick answers
How much does alternator replacement cost on a Dodge Charger?
Dodge Charger owners reported a median of $832, and the middle half paid $796 to $955, from 36 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Dodge Charger alternator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Dodge Charger middle bill of $832 is about the same as the $800 owners of all 77 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Dodge Charger repair costs come from?
From 36 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Dodge Charger years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2011 (228), 2012 (199), 2013 (96) Dodge Charger named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.