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Worst years for a Chrysler 300

Owners have filed 6,476 complaints about the Chrysler 300 with NHTSA across model years 1970 to 2023. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Chrysler 300

1,062 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2021 Chrysler 300

27 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chrysler 300 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2023 — 9 4 0 — Brakes
2022 — 6 2 0 — Airbags
2021 A 27 0 0 — Airbags
2020 B 10 2 1 — Other & Unspecified
2019 C 86 9 0 7,100 Airbags
2018 C 207 8 0 21,000 Electrical System
2017 B 102 2 0 42,000 Electrical System
2016 C 102 11 1 35,337 Electrical System
2015 C 142 17 2 47,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 C 321 27 4 34,000 Electrical System
2013 D 403 36 23 41,000 Electrical System
2012 D 621 34 59 64,000 Electrical System
2011 C 266 11 13 50,000 Electrical System
2010 C 150 19 6 74,976 Airbags
2009 B 114 5 2 69,375 Airbags
2008 D 956 36 11 79,050 Electrical System
2007 C 620 23 20 80,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 D 1,267 61 27 80,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2005 D 1,062 47 22 72,855 Airbags
2004 — 4 1 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
1970 — 1 0 0 — Airbags

What breaks on a Chrysler 300

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 1,496 23.1%

Worst in 2008

Airbags 1,168 18.0%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 966 14.9%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 641 9.9%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 369 5.7%

Worst in 2006

Other & Unspecified 367 5.7%

Worst in 2018

Brakes 230 3.6%

Worst in 2006

Steering 211 3.3%

Worst in 2005

Acceleration & Cruise Control 166 2.6%

Worst in 2006

Lights 149 2.3%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 119 1.8%

Worst in 2005

Stability & Traction Control 114 1.8%

Worst in 2012

Body & Structure 111 1.7%

Worst in 2005

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 86 1.3%

Worst in 2005

Exactly what failed on a Chrysler 300

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Transmission 151 40.1%
Body 66 17.5%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 35 9.3%
Engine 28 7.4%
Horn 20 5.3%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 19 5.0%
Front 17 4.5%
Column Shift 14 3.7%
Cooling System 14 3.7%
Floor Shift 13 3.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chrysler 300, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2004 peak 197 Jul 2026

Chrysler 300 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Chrysler 300 in California 776 Chrysler 300 in Texas 631 Chrysler 300 in Florida 545 Chrysler 300 in Georgia 367 Chrysler 300 in North Carolina 266 Chrysler 300 in New York 240 Chrysler 300 in Ohio 223 Chrysler 300 in Michigan 220 Chrysler 300 in Virginia 209 Chrysler 300 in New Jersey 203 Chrysler 300 in Illinois 199 Chrysler 300 in Maryland 183

Compare the Chrysler 300

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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