Chrysler 200 reliability by year
16 recall campaigns and 4,166 owner complaints across 7 model years. Best year to buy: 2017. Year to avoid: 2015.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
Years to avoid — and why 3 flagged on the NHTSA record
Cleaner on the data: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 . Still verify the specific vehicle.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 7 model years · newest first
Per-year recall counts add up to 24, more than the 16 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.
Common trouble spots across the 200 aggregated across 7 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Chrysler 200?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2017 Chrysler 200 scores 8.0/10 — the strongest in the 2011–2017 range. 43 complaints on file, 1 active recall. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Chrysler 200 year should I avoid?
The 2015 Chrysler 200 scores 4.8/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 1,987 owner complaints with NHTSA, 8 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2015 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Chrysler 200 should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2015 (avoid — the electrical system — 10 fire-related complaints and 17 crash-related complaints on the electrical system); 2013 (high-risk ownership — powertrain: 54 complaints, classified severe); 2011 (high-risk ownership — engine: 75 complaints, classified severe). The cleaner years on the data are 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012. This is our read of the federal data, not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection of the specific vehicle.
How many years of the Chrysler 200 are tracked?
7 model years (2011 through 2017) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 16 distinct recall campaigns and 4,166 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 24 model-year entries in total, because one campaign often covers several years at once — which is why per-year recall counts add up to more than the campaign count.
What's the most-reported problem on the Chrysler 200?
electrical is the most-reported category — 909 complaints across 7 model years. Average shop repair runs about $850.