Chrysler 300Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 4,931 NHTSA owner complaints across 22 model years, the Chrysler 300 years to avoid are 2005, 2006 and 2008, and the strongest years are 2009, 2016, 2017 and 2019. The 300 has 38 safety recalls on record.

Chrysler 300

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Most common Chrysler 300 problems

All model years combined: 4,931 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system1487122
Air bags1168146
Power train95348
Engine49141
Fuel/propulsion system2508
Steering20620
Service brakes16619
Vehicle speed control16526
Exterior lighting1457
27 other systems104588
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 300

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2005–2015 · still open
    Open
  2. Vehicle rollaway, engine onEA16002 · 2012–2014 · closed Jun 24, 2016
    Led to recall 16V-240
  3. Software security vulnerabilityRQ15004 · 2015 · closed Jan 5, 2016
    Led to recall 15V-508
  4. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2005–2007 · still open
    Led to recall 14V-668
  5. Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2005–2007 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 13V-172