2013 Chrysler 300: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 306 complaints about the 2013 Chrysler 300 and NHTSA has issued 6 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 131 of them.

306
Complaints
6
Recalls
19
Crash reports
16
Fire reports
17
Injuries
100.7
Severity index

Severity index 100.7 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 100.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Chrysler 300 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 145 2013 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2013 Chrysler 300 ranks 33 of 145 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 77% of its model-year peers. See the full 2013 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 131 complaints (42.8%)131 43%Power TrainPower Train: 58 complaints (19.0%)58 19%EngineEngine: 36 complaints (11.8%)36 12%Air BagsAir Bags: 32 complaints (10.5%)32 10%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 22 complaints (7.2%)22 7%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 17 complaints (5.6%)17 6%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 17 complaints (5.6%)17 6%Service BrakesService Brakes: 15 complaints (4.9%)15 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM13142.8%
POWER TRAIN5819.0%
ENGINE3611.8%
AIR BAGS3210.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER227.2%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING175.6%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)175.6%
SERVICE BRAKES154.9%

Complaints filed per year

034692013: 162014: 352015: 692016: 592017: 502018: 202019: 272020: 112021: 72022: 22023: 22024: 62025: 12026: 1 (partial year)131415691617181920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201316
201435
201569
201659
201750
201820
201927
202011
20217
20222
20232
20246
20251
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V01800015/01/2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEChrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2010 Dodge Ram 3500, Ram 4500/5500, 2010-2011 Dodge Dakota, 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger, 2010-2015 Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, and 2010-2016 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal
17V43500010/07/2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATORChrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles have electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS) and are equipped with a 5.7L or a 3.6L eng
18V02100009/01/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEChrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger vehicles, and 2009-2011 Dodge Dakota vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Sou
16V24000025/04/2016POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles manufactured February 15, 2011, to November 27, 2014, and 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured July 16, 2012, to December 22, 2015. The affected vehicles, equip
13V61000006/12/2013POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONChrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chrysler 300 AWD, Dodge Charger AWD, and Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 vehicles equipped with ZF all wheel drive ("AWD") 8HP45 transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the transmission output shaft may fracture.
14V63400008/10/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATORChrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Challenger, and Durango; and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured April 22, 2010, to January 2, 2014, and equipped with a 3.6L engine and a 160 amp alternator. In
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.