Tesla Model 3 vs Chrysler Town AND Country

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	Tesla Model 3	Chrysler Town AND Country
Complaints on file	7,665	19,040
Model years covered	2017–2026	1967–2016
Worst model year	2018	1996
Best model year	2017	1993
Crashes reported	875	628
Fires reported	43	441
Injuries reported	337	568
Deaths reported	25	24
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	16.7%	8.7%

Tesla Model 3 by year

56 1,710 1,061 771 1,235 1,506 739 338 211 38

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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2,943 38.4%

Other & Unspecified 691 9.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 632 8.2%

Brakes 570 7.4%

Electrical System 559 7.3%

Steering 390 5.1%

Suspension 368 4.8%

Airbags 316 4.1%

Chrysler Town AND Country by year

1 2 1 3 1 16 33 167 273 198 75 1,411 546 397 485 378 606 518 336 219 1,154 569 294 2,879 1,082 2,425 1,108 868 933 884 509 669

67 83 84 86 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Electrical System 5,290 27.8%

Engine & Cooling 2,079 10.9%

Airbags 1,854 9.7%

Brakes 1,443 7.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,298 6.8%

Steering 1,071 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 899 4.7%

Other & Unspecified 734 3.9%