Chrysler 300C vs Jeep Patriot

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 300C	Jeep Patriot
Complaints on file	1,763	4,387
Model years covered	2005–2017	2002–2017
Worst model year	2005	2014
Best model year	2014	2007
Crashes reported	40	205
Fires reported	25	60
Injuries reported	23	151
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	5%	9.6%

Chrysler 300C by year

412 991 140 36 22 14 36 17 44 14 18 13 6

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 504 28.6%

Engine & Cooling 405 23.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 212 12.0%

Electrical System 172 9.8%

Airbags 89 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 83 4.7%

Steering 74 4.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 39 2.2%

Jeep Patriot by year

6 130 273 292 207 485 552 178 906 499 761 98

02 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 840 19.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 432 9.8%

Electrical System 421 9.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 418 9.5%

Airbags 382 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 340 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 234 5.3%

Seat Belts 227 5.2%