Chrysler 200 vs Chevrolet Impala

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chrysler 200	Chevrolet Impala
Complaints on file	6,952	15,232
Model years covered	2010–2018	1963–2020
Worst model year	2015	2000
Best model year	2010	1994
Crashes reported	360	932
Fires reported	73	477
Injuries reported	226	631
Deaths reported	3	7
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	9.5%	13.4%

Chrysler 200 by year

23 518 1,011 1,006 312 3,411 593 77 1

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,253 18.0%

Electrical System 1,222 17.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 939 13.5%

Airbags 849 12.2%

Other & Unspecified 545 7.8%

Brakes 292 4.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 266 3.8%

Seat Belts 241 3.5%

Chevrolet Impala by year

1 4 2 5 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 6 19 64 120 2 4 4 1,128 959 1,077 935 1,375 811 803 932 1,203 1,368 737 844 422 467 1,021 436 178 138 88 41 26

63 66 67 69 77 79 81 82 83 85 87 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 3,503 23.0%

Engine & Cooling 1,960 12.9%

Steering 1,227 8.1%

Brakes 975 6.4%

Stability & Traction Control 971 6.4%

Airbags 963 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 945 6.2%

Lights 737 4.8%