FaultScore

Worst years for a Chrysler Cirrus

Owners have filed 1,226 complaints about the Chrysler Cirrus with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2001. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Chrysler Cirrus

625 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1999 Chrysler Cirrus

83 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chrysler Cirrus 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
2001 1 0 0 Steering
2000 C 127 22 26 83,250 Steering
1999 B 83 4 2 69,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1998 B 90 4 3 84,730 Engine & Cooling
1997 C 93 14 10 93,400 Brakes
1996 C 203 12 5 107,000 Engine & Cooling
1995 F 625 71 8 97,000 Brakes
1994 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Chrysler Cirrus

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

Brakes 233 19.0%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 138 11.3%

Worst in 1995

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Suspension 87 7.1%

Worst in 1995

Steering 83 6.8%

Worst in 2000

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Airbags 49 4.0%

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Seat Belts 27 2.2%

Worst in 1995

Tires 25 2.0%

Worst in 1997

Exactly what failed on a Chrysler Cirrus

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 94 22.6%
Automatic Transmission 73 17.5%
Engine 41 9.9%
Gasoline 40 9.6%
Frontal 39 9.4%
AIR Conditioner 36 8.7%
Master Cylinder 27 6.5%
Foundation Components 26 6.3%
Ignition 21 5.0%
Front 19 4.6%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 31 Feb 2024

Chrysler Cirrus 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 Cirrus

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