FaultScore

Worst years for a Chrysler 300C

Owners have filed 1,763 complaints about the Chrysler 300C with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2017. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Chrysler 300C

412 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2014 Chrysler 300C

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chrysler 300C 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
2017 6 1 0 39,000 Electrical System
2016 B 13 1 0 31,000 Electrical System
2015 B 18 1 0 40,000 Electrical System
2014 A 14 0 0 63,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 C 44 4 6 67,000 Electrical System
2012 A 17 0 2 73,000 Electrical System
2011 B 36 0 3 55,950 Electrical System
2010 A 14 0 0 97,000 Electrical System
2009 B 22 3 3 61,030 Electrical System
2008 A 36 0 0 119,000 Electrical System
2007 C 140 7 3 67,500 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 C 991 14 3 76,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 D 412 9 5 79,928 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Chrysler 300C

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

Fuel & Propulsion 504 28.6%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 405 23.0%

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Airbags 89 5.0%

Worst in 2006

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Steering 74 4.2%

Worst in 2006

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Brakes 37 2.1%

Worst in 2006

Lights 29 1.6%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 21 1.2%

Worst in 2006

Stability & Traction Control 20 1.1%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 16 0.9%

Worst in 2006

Wheels 12 0.7%

Worst in 2006

Exactly what failed on a Chrysler 300C

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

Automatic Transmission 28 42.4%
Body 12 18.2%
Front 5 7.6%
TIE ROD Assembly 4 6.1%
Column Shift 4 6.1%
Floor Shift 3 4.5%
Engine 3 4.5%
Tank Assembly 3 4.5%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 2 3.0%
Accelerator Pedal 2 3.0%

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 2007 peak 86 Jul 2026

Chrysler 300C 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.

Compare the Chrysler 300C

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