Chrysler 300: which model years to avoid

Name: Chrysler 300 complaints by model year
Creator: Defect Atlas

Complaint and recall totals for every Chrysler 300 model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Fires	Severity	Most-reported system
2012	424	9	24	34	104.7 High	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2013	306	6	19	16	100.7 High	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2014	236	8	22	4	98.3 High	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2015	97	5	9	1	92.8 Medium	POWER TRAIN
2016	76	3	9	1	107.9 High	AIR BAGS
2017	82	2	2	0	29.3 Low	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2018	152	4	6	0	52.6 Medium	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2019	60	2	5	0	73.3 Medium	AIR BAGS
2021	19	2	0	0	0.0 Low	AIR BAGS

Across 9 model years, the 2016 Chrysler 300 carries the highest severity index (107.9, driven by air bags), while the 2021 is the cleanest at 0.0.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.