Best Chrysler Years to Buy by Model
The best Chrysler years to buy: the 2008 Pacifica, 2021 300, 2017 200 and 2021 Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid — the cleanest federal complaint records for each model. Years to skip include the 2015 200 and 2017 Pacifica. Based on 14,380 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 Chrysler models, rated model year by model year.
Source: NHTSA owner complaints, recall campaigns & service bulletins · Updated 2026-11-07 · By CarWhere Research · How we rate model years
Best Chrysler years, model by model
| Model | Best years | Years to skip | Years on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Pacifica | 2008 | 20172018201920212022 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Chrysler 300 | 20192021 | 200820112012201320142018 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Chrysler Voyager | No standout year yet | None rated avoid | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Chrysler Town & Country | No standout year yet | None rated avoid | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Chrysler 200 | 20142017 | 20132015 | 16 (2010–2025) |
| Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid | 2021 | 2022 | 9 (2017–2025) |
Verdicts are each model’s own, rated against that model’s history; counts behind them are raw federal filings, not adjusted for sales volume.
The cleanest year for each Chrysler model
2008 Chrysler Pacifica: 102 NHTSA owner complaints on record · Best Pacifica years →
2021 Chrysler 300: 19 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2019 and 2021 · Best 300 years →
2017 Chrysler 200: 43 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2014 and 2017 · Best 200 years →
2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid: 26 NHTSA owner complaints on record · Best Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid years →
Years to skip, in detail
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Chrysler years to buy?
By model: Pacifica 2008; 300 2019 and 2021; 200 2014 and 2017; Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid 2021. Each matches that model's own best-years page, built from NHTSA owner-complaint and recall records.
Which Chrysler years should I skip?
By model: Pacifica 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022; 300 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018; 200 2013 and 2015; Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid 2022. The full breakdown is on the Chrysler years-to-avoid page.
Which Chrysler models have no years to avoid?
The Voyager and the Town & Country — no model year of these rates "avoid" in current federal data.
How are the best Chrysler years chosen?
Each model year's NHTSA owner complaints are weighted for severity, converted to a rate per year on the road and compared with the rest of that model's own history; the lowest rates among years with enough road time earn "best". Full method at /research/years-to-avoid/methodology.