Chrysler 300 vs Toyota Prius

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 300	Toyota Prius
Complaints on file	6,482	15,604
Model years covered	1970–2023	2000–2026
Worst model year	2005	2010
Best model year	2021	2025
Crashes reported	355	1,472
Fires reported	191	101
Injuries reported	207	604
Deaths reported	9	18
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	11.8%	14.1%

Chrysler 300 by year

1 4 1,062 1,267 620 956 114 150 266 624 403 321 142 102 102 210 86 10 27 6 9

70 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,498 23.1%

Airbags 1,169 18.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 967 14.9%

Engine & Cooling 641 9.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 369 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 368 5.7%

Brakes 230 3.5%

Steering 211 3.3%

Toyota Prius by year

4 215 201 123 737 1,298 1,690 2,451 1,894 644 3,486 665 544 550 283 217 215 127 46 54 23 11 31 26 35 29 5

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Brakes 4,578 29.3%

Lights 3,536 22.7%

Electrical System 1,608 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,049 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 785 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 559 3.6%

Airbags 436 2.8%

Body & Structure 432 2.8%