Chrysler 300

1,312 complaints across 11 scored model years and 24 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chrysler 300 Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2012 vs model median 4.2×

Model median3× median

Electrical 97

Drivetrain 38

Airbags & Restraints 29

Avoid

2012 · 2013

Best

2019 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Chrysler 300
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.42×	24	B
2011	2.29×	149	F
2012	4.19×	274	F
2013	4.04×	276	F
2014	2.81×	211	F
2015	1.00×	84	C
2016	0.94×	57	C
2017	0.53×	54	B
2018	1.09×	96	C
2019	0.52×	39	B
2021	0.26×	24	A

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	21
City / Highway	18 / 27
Engine	3.6L, 6 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,950

Recalls

24 campaigns on record, 4 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
18V332000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	2014–2018	4,815,661
16V352000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2012	4,648,270
15V313000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010	4,077,169
15V461000	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.	2015	1,416,903
19V018000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2015	1,413,222
16V240000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)	2012–2014	811,290
17V435000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	2011–2014	442,214
14V634000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	2011–2014	435,081

+ 16 further campaigns

Others in Full-Size Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RLX	none flagged	C
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
Audi A8	none flagged	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Cadillac XTS	2013	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2012 300

Complaints in window: 274
Severity-weighted: 484
Model median (weighted): 116
vs model median: 4.19×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 15
Open investigations: 1

Score 6.7 F