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Chrysler 300cYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,258 NHTSA owner complaints across 13 model years, the Chrysler 300c years to avoid are 2005 and 2006, and the strongest years are 2008, 2011 and 2013. The 300c has 2 safety recalls on record.

Chrysler 300c
Years to avoid'05 '06Use caution: 2007Best years'08 '11 '13Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1,258Top: EngineSafety recalls22005–2017 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Navigator84, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Chrysler 300c years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 300c median. Tap a year for its full report.

'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2017Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2016Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2014Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls2013Solid63/10035 complaints · 0 recalls2012Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls2011Best74/10025 complaints · 0 recalls2010Not rated–/10010 complaints · 1 recall2009Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall2008Best75/10030 complaints · 1 recall2007Caution41/100112 complaints · 1 recall2006Avoid11/100698 complaints · 1 recall2005Avoid22/100288 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chrysler 300c problems

All model years combined: 1,258 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
Engine3677
Fuel/propulsion system2742
Fuel system, gasoline2273
Power train2092
Electrical system17218
Air bags899
Steering743
Vehicle speed control394
Engine and engine cooling382
20 other systems18523
2 recalls

Chrysler 300c recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

41%Driver side: inflator module15V-313 · 2005–2010 · May 26, 2015 · 4,077,169 vehiclesDo not drive23%Air bags14V-770 · 2005 · Dec 3, 2014 · 250,896 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 300c

  1. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2005–2007 · still open
    Led to recall 14V-668
  2. Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2005–2007 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 13V-172
  3. Engine StallPE13016 · 2006 · closed Feb 10, 2014
    No recall