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Chrysler 300mYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 871 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, the Chrysler 300m years to avoid are 1999 and 2000, and the strongest years are 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The 300m has 8 safety recalls on record.

Chrysler 300m
Years to avoid'99 '00Based on weighted complaintsBest years'01 '02 '03 '04Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints871Top: SteeringSafety recalls81998–2004 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Chrysler 300m 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 300m median. Tap a year for its full report.

'98'99'00'01'02'03'04
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2004Solid59/10071 complaints · 1 recall2003Best75/10033 complaints · 0 recalls2002Solid47/10083 complaints · 1 recall2001Solid53/10091 complaints · 3 recalls2000Avoid28/100242 complaints · 6 recalls1999Avoid21/100351 complaints · 3 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Chrysler 300m problems

All model years combined: 871 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
Steering1496
Air bags11634
Structure1083
Power train849
Engine and engine cooling835
Electrical system7012
Wheels531
Seats4711
Service brakes, hydraulic4612
20 other systems29421
8 recalls

Chrysler 300m recalls

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

–Lever and linkage: floor shift04V-021 · 1999 · Jan 13, 2004 · 2,315,768 vehicles–Hood: latch03V-332 · 2004 · Sep 8, 2003 · 20,978 vehicles–Front assembly: recliner03V-035 · 1998–2002 · Feb 5, 2003 · 1,066,000 vehicles–Structure: frame and members01V-273 · 2000–2001 · Aug 2, 2001 · 282,470 vehicles–Child seat00V-366 · 2000–2001 · Nov 9, 2000 · 1,211,756 vehicles–Front: retractor00V-033 · 2000 · Feb 4, 2000 · 7,580 vehicles–Seat belts00V-034 · 1999–2000 · Feb 4, 2000 · 204,000 vehicles–Air bags: frontal99V-343 · 2000 · Dec 2, 1999 · 350 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 300m

  1. AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCKEA03011 · 1999 · closed Jan 30, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-021
  2. STEERING COLUMN SEPARATIONDP03002 · 1993–1995 · closed Jul 22, 2003
    No recall
  3. THROTTLE CONTROL FAILUREPE03010 · 1998–2003 · closed Sep 2, 2003
    No recall