Worst years for a Chrysler PT Cruiser
Owners have filed 3,420 complaints about the Chrysler PT Cruiser with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2010. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser658 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser158 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chrysler PT Cruiser 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | C | 30 | 1 | 4 | 30,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | B | 158 | 5 | 1 | 52,000 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | C | 171 | 17 | 9 | 59,750 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | C | 203 | 23 | 3 | 53,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2006 | D | 512 | 55 | 6 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 244 | 12 | 17 | 59,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | D | 291 | 23 | 21 | 53,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | D | 354 | 30 | 21 | 49,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | F | 658 | 54 | 47 | 53,533 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | D | 799 | 48 | 26 | 58,000 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Chrysler PT Cruiser
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chrysler PT Cruiser
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chrysler PT Cruiser, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 PT Cruiser
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.