Chrysler Town and Country reliability by year
30 recall campaigns and 3,628 owner complaints across 12 model years. Best year to buy: 2015. Year to avoid: 2016.
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 4 flagged on the NHTSA record
Cleaner on the data: 2015, 2016 . 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 12 model years · newest first
Per-year recall counts add up to 56, more than the 30 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.
Common trouble spots across the Town and Country aggregated across 12 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Chrysler Town and Country?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2015 Chrysler Town and Country scores 6.4/10 — the strongest in the 2005–2016 range. 382 complaints on file, 4 active recalls. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Chrysler Town and Country year should I avoid?
The 2016 Chrysler Town and Country scores 6.0/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 523 owner complaints with NHTSA, 5 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2016 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Chrysler Town and Country should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2014 (avoid — the electrical system — 11 fire-related complaints and 5 crash-related complaints on the electrical system); 2013 (avoid — the powertrain — 7 fire-related complaints and 3 crash-related complaints on the electrical system); 2012 (avoid — the electrical system — 11 fire-related complaints and 3 crash-related complaints on the electrical system); 2011 (avoid — the brakes — 6 fire-related complaints and 2 crash-related complaints on the electrical system). The cleaner years on the data are 2016, 2015. 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 Town and Country are tracked?
12 model years (2005 through 2016) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 30 distinct recall campaigns and 3,628 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 56 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 Town and Country?
electrical is the most-reported category — 1,607 complaints across 6 model years. Average shop repair runs about $850.