Unlock Car Challenges are a task the player must perform in Burnout Dominator events to unlock a new car. These can vary from drifting a total number of feet to taking down a rival a certain amount of times. Completing all the Rival Challenges in any given Class will unlock the Dominator Challenge for that class (Dominator Challenge unlocks are not listed). What follows is a table of the Rival Challenges in the game. Sometimes an Unlock Car Challenge is unlocked by getting a Gold Medal, and these will be noted when appropriate. Also, just because it is called an Unlock Car Challenge doesn't mean cars can't be unlocked in solo events such as Maniac and Burnout Challenge events.
Unlock Table
| Class | Event Number | Event Type | Car | Unlock Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | 3 | Maniac | American Classic | Get 10,000 Burnout Points (or get Gold Total). |
| Classic | 4 | Race | Burnout Classic | Perform a 2x Burnout Boost Chain. |
| Classic | 8 | Road Rage | Drift Classic | Drift a total of 3,000 feet. |
| Classic | 9 | Race | Euro Classic | Takedown the Euro Classic once. |
| Factory | 2 | Drift Challenge | American Drifter | Drift a total of 3,000 feet. |
| Factory | 4 | Race | Limited ST | Near Miss 15 vehicles. |
| Factory | 7 | Race | J Coupe | Takedown the J Coupe twice. |
| Factory | 11 | Maniac | Factory Sports | Get 50,000 Maniac Points (or get Gold Total). |
| Tuned | 3 | Race | Tuned Drifter | Drift a total of 9,000 feet. |
| Tuned | 6 | Near Miss Challenge | Custom Coupe Ultimate | Perform a 2x Burnout Chain. |
| Tuned | 7 | Maniac | Works M-Type | Get 50,000 Maniac Point (or get Gold Total). |
| Tuned | 10 | Race | Tuned Muscle | Takedown the Tuned Muscle thrice. |
| Hot Rod | 3 | Maniac | Assassin | Get 150,000 Maniac Points (or get Gold Total). |
| Hot Rod | 5 | Race | Street Dodger | Near Miss 15 vehicles. |
| Hot Rod | 6 | Maniac | Custom Hot Rod | Drift a total of 9,000 feet. |
| Hot Rod | 11 | Burnout Challenge | Street Rod | Perform a 4x Burnout Chain. |
| Super | 2 | Maniac | Euro Super | Get 100,000 Maniac Points (or get Gold Total). |
| Super | 3 | Road Rage | American Super | Drift a total of 9,000 feet. |
| Super | 6 | Race | Super Muscle | Takedown the Super Muscle three times. |
| Super | 10 | Maniac | Works GT | Perform a 3x Burnout. |