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Chrysler 200 Years to Avoid: Reliability and Recalls
Every Chrysler 200 model year in NHTSA's owner complaint file, 2010 to 2017: how many complaints each year drew, the problem owners named most, and the recalls to check before you buy.
NHTSA owner complaintsChecked Oct 3, 20264,175 complaints8 model years
The Chrysler 200 years with the most owner complaints are 2015, 2012 and 2013. Owners named the electrical system most for 2015, the engine for 2012, and the airbag system for 2013.
It's a count of reports, not a failure rate, and the newest years have had less time on the road to collect them.
Most of the complaints fall on the all-new 2015 200, and they peak at 1,983 for 2015.
Chrysler 200 complaints by model year
Every Chrysler 200 model year in NHTSA's owner complaint file, 2010 to 2017. Years with 2,000 or more complaints are dark; beside each bar is the system owners named most that year.
- 2010Airbag system38%13
- 2011Engine35%335
- 2012Engine23%638
- 2013Airbag system27%627
- 2014Airbag system35%192
- 2015Electrical system38%1,983
- 2016Engine38%344
- 2017Engine49%43
Best Chrysler 200 years by complaint count
Of the years with at least five years on the road, these drew the fewest owner complaints. Fewer reports is not a clean bill of health: check the recalls for the exact car.
- 2010Airbag system · recalls not read13
- 2017Engine · 1 recall43
- 2014Airbag system · 1 recall192
Most common Chrysler 200 problems
The systems owners named most across all 8 model years, counted from each year's six most-named systems.
- Electrical systemNamed most in 1 of 8 years1,206
- EngineNamed most in 4 of 8 years1,205
- PowertrainNever the top system in a year859
- Airbag systemNamed most in 3 of 8 years843
- Seat beltsNever the top system in a year219
Our guides for these problems
Check engine codes Chrysler 200 owners name
The OBD-II codes owners wrote into their complaints for the 200 years we have read in full (2015), one count per complaint. Tap a code to read our guide; grey codes have no guide yet.
Chrysler 200 years to avoid by generation
Chrysler called both the 2011 and the 2015 200 all-new, so the years in the file fall into three groups. NHTSA's file has the 200 from 2010 to 2017.
2010
Before the all-new 2011
2010 most complaints · airbag system
- 201013
13 complaints · 1 model year
2011–2014
All-new for 2011
2012 most complaints · engine
- 2011335
- 2012638
- 2013627
- 2014192
1,792 complaints · 4 model years
2015–2017
All-new for 2015
2015 most complaints · electrical system
- 20151,983
- 2016344
- 201743
2,370 complaints · 3 model years
Chrysler 200 recalls by year
Recall campaigns NHTSA lists for each model year, read Oct 3, 2026. A campaign that covers several years counts in each of them. NHTSA's recall service returned no answer for 2010, so that year is not counted. Recall repairs are free at the dealer; check one car with its VIN.
- 2010No answer from NHTSA—
- 2011Most often: seat belts3
- 2012Most often: seat4
- 2013Most often: seat5
- 2014Most often: seat belts1
- 2015Most often: electrical system8
- 2016Most often: electrical system2
- 2017Most often: electrical system1
Chrysler 200 crash test ratings by year
NHTSA's overall star rating for each model year, with the frontal, side and rollover stars beside it.
- 2010No overall rating—
- 2011No overall rating—
- 2012Frontal 4 · Side 3 · Rollover 44/5
- 2013Frontal 4 · Side 3 · Rollover 44/5
- 2014Frontal 4 · Side 3 · Rollover 44/5
- 2015Frontal 5 · Side 5 · Rollover 45/5
- 2016Frontal 5 · Side 5 · Rollover 45/5
- 2017Frontal 4–5 · Side 5 · Rollover 45/5
Federal investigations
NHTSA's defect office has opened 3 investigations into 3 problems that cover Chrysler 200 model years from 2010 to 2017. An investigation looks into a possible defect; it is not a finding.
Common questions
What are the Chrysler 200 years to avoid?
The years with the most owner complaints are 2015, 2012 and 2013. Treat them as the years to inspect hardest, not as a verdict on every car: run the VIN for open recalls and have the systems owners named checked before you buy.
What year is the most reliable Chrysler 200?
Complaints can't name a most reliable year, because the file counts reports, not failures per car sold. Of the years with at least five years on the road, 2010 drew the fewest complaints: 13. Newer years have fewer still, but they have had less time to collect them.
What is the most common problem with the Chrysler 200?
Across every year in the file, owners named the electrical system most, in 1,206 complaints, then the engine, in 1,205.
Which Chrysler 200 years have the most recalls?
2015, 2013 and 2012, with 8, 5 and 4 recall campaigns.
200 year pages
20151,983What the complaint record can't tell you
Sources
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Counts by system and year cover vehicles with at least 10 complaints.