Reliability & cost of ownership
Chrysler 300 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Chrysler 300? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Chrysler 300 problems by model year
84 recall entries and 4921 owner complaints on file across 20 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 300 | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 300 | 2 | 5 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2021 300 | 2 | 20 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2020 300 | 2 | 9 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2019 300 | 2 | 60 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 300 | 4 | 153 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 300 | 2 | 82 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2016 300 | 3 | 76 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 300 | 5 | 97 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2014 300 | 8 | 236 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2013 300 | 6 | 306 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2012 300 | 9 | 426 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 300 | 7 | 200 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 300 | 7 | 122 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2009 300 | 5 | 83 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 300 | 4 | 714 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 300 | 4 | 497 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 300 | 4 | 1002 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 300 | 7 | 825 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 300 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chrysler 300, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system1485 complaints
- air bags1167 complaints
- power train952 complaints
- engine491 complaints
- unknown or other367 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system249 complaints
- service brakes226 complaints
- steering206 complaints