Compare the2025 Ford MustangVS 2024 Dodge Charger

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Ford Mustang have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Dodge Charger doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Mustang are reminded to check the back seat. The Charger doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The Ford Mustang has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Charger doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.

The Mustang has standard Post Collision Braking, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Charger doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

Both the Mustang and Charger have rear cross-traffic warning, but the Mustang has Cross Traffic Braking (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The Charger’s Rear Cross Path Detection doesn’t automatically brake.

Both the Mustang and the Charger have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

There are over 20 percent more Ford dealers than there are Dodge dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the Mustang’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Ford vehicles are better in initial quality than Dodge vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Ford above average in initial quality. With 122 more problems per 100 vehicles, Dodge is rated below average.

The Mustang’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 50 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Charger’s standard 55 series tires. The Mustang Dark Horse’s optional tires have a lower 30 series profile than the Charger Daytona Scat Pack Coupe’s 35 series tires.

For better maneuverability, the Mustang’s turning circle is 3.5 feet tighter than the Charger Coupe’s (36.5 feet vs. 40 feet). The Mustang GT/Dark Horse’s turning circle is 2.2 feet tighter than the Charger Coupe’s (37.8 feet vs. 40 feet).

The Ford Mustang may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 1800 to 2250 pounds less than the Dodge Charger.

The Mustang is 1 foot, 5.1 inches shorter than the Charger Daytona Scat Pack Coupe, making the Mustang easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Mustang Convertible uses computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The Charger doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

The Ford Mustang comes in coupe and convertible bodystyles; the Dodge Charger isn’t available as a convertible.