Are Chryslers Reliable? Chrysler Reliability by Model
Chrysler reliability varies significantly by model year. Among the 6 Chrysler models analyzed, the Voyager has the fewest flagged years at 0, while the 300 has the most at 6. The sharpest single-year spike belongs to the 200, whose worst year logged up to 5.8× its own median complaint rate. Because complaint totals are not adjusted for vehicle sales, this analysis identifies strong and weak years within each model — it does not rank Chrysler models against one another.
Analysis by CarWhere Research · Updated August 28, 2026 · Source: NHTSA owner complaints & recall campaigns · Data as of July 2026 · How we rate model years · Download the dataset (CSV)
14,380 NHTSA complaints
model years flagged on federal data
Voyager and Town and Country
Chrysler problem areas by service-bulletin volume
The vehicle systems drawing the most federal service-bulletin (TSB) filings across the 6 Chrysler models we analyze — a volume signal of where the manufacturer issues the most fix guidance. These are TSB counts by NHTSA component category, not owner-complaint counts.
Chrysler reliability by model
| Model | Complaints | Years to avoid | Best years | Worst year vs. its avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Pacifica | 3,625 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 | 2008 | 4.5× |
| Chrysler 300 | 2,661 | 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018 | 2019 and 2021 | 5× |
| Chrysler Voyager | 37 | None | — | — |
| Chrysler Town and Country | 3,619 | None | — | — |
| Chrysler 200 | 4,173 | 2013 and 2015 | 2014 and 2017 | 5.8× |
| Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid | 265 | 2022 | 2021 | 3.1× |
Counts are raw federal filings (NHTSA owner complaints), not adjusted for sales volume. A model year is flagged when its severity-weighted complaint rate is among the highest within that model's own history — never a comparison against other brands. Follow any model for its full year-by-year verdict. Full methodology.
Where Chrysler owners report the most trouble
Chrysler 200: 2 model years flagged to avoid (2013 and 2015) — the worst logged up to 5.8× the model's own median severity-weighted complaint rate. See the year-by-year verdict →
Chrysler 300: 6 model years flagged to avoid (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018) — the worst logged up to 5× the model's own median severity-weighted complaint rate. See the year-by-year verdict →
Chrysler Pacifica: 5 model years flagged to avoid (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022) — the worst logged up to 4.5× the model's own median severity-weighted complaint rate. See the year-by-year verdict →
Cleanest Chrysler records: the Voyager and Town and Country carry no model year flagged to avoid in the current federal data.
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FAQ
Are Chryslers reliable?
Chrysler reliability varies sharply by model year, not by badge. Among the 6 most-documented Chrysler models, 4 carry at least one model year we flag to avoid on NHTSA complaint and recall data — the Voyager has the fewest flagged years (0) and the 300 the most (6). These are raw federal complaint counts, not adjusted for how many vehicles Chrysler sold, so they can't be read as a single cross-brand reliability score — use the per-model, per-year verdicts below.
Which Chrysler model years should I avoid?
The Chrysler models carrying the most flagged years are the 300 (6 flagged years: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018); the Pacifica (5 flagged years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022); the 200 (2 flagged years: 2013 and 2015). A flag means that model year's severity-weighted complaint rate is among the highest within that model's own history — it is not a comparison against other models or brands. See each model's page for the full year-by-year verdict.
Which Chrysler models have the fewest flagged years?
Among Chrysler models with enough federal complaint history to rate, the Voyager and Town and Country carry no model year flagged to avoid. That is not a cross-model reliability ranking — complaint counts are not sales-adjusted — and a thin record is never counted as a clean one: model years with too little data rate "insufficient" instead.
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Sources & data notes
All figures are drawn from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Defects Investigation — the public NHTSA owner-complaints data and safety recall campaigns — across the 6 most-documented Chrysler models and every model year on record for each. Retrieved July 2026. Counts are raw federal filings and are not adjusted for the number of vehicles sold or registered, so they cannot be read as a single cross-brand reliability ranking; each model year's verdict compares it only against the rest of that model's own history. Full scoring at the methodology page.
Suggested citation
CarWhere Research. "Chrysler Reliability by Model & Year: NHTSA Complaint and Recall Analysis." Based on 14,380 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 Chrysler models, model years 2008–2025. Updated August 28, 2026. https://www.carwhere.com/research/reliability/chrysler
This dataset is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to CarWhere Research and a link to this page.
Download the dataset (CSV) — per-model complaint totals, flagged years and verdict counts for every brand we cover (version 2026-08-28).