Chrysler Pacifica

3,605 complaints across 5 scored model years and 37 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chrysler Pacifica Full report

Grade 2017–2021

2017 vs model median 2.2×

Model median3× median

Drivetrain 304

Engine 245

Electrical 223

Avoid

2017 · 2018

Best

2019 · 2020

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 Pacifica
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2017	2.25×	1,317	F
2018	1.13×	634	D
2019	0.38×	238	B
2020	0.21×	131	B
2021	1.00×	593	C
2022 P	0.61×	346	C
2023 P	0.39×	241	B
2024 P	0.09×	62	B
2025 P	0.06×	37	B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	22
City / Highway	19 / 28
Engine	3.6L, 6 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,800

Recalls

37 campaigns on record, 2 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
18V332000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	2017, 2018	4,815,661
24V436000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2021–2023	1,033,433
20V191000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2019, 2020	319,610
26V189000	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN	2022–2025	293,264
25V302000	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN	2022–2025	250,651
18V395000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE	2017, 2018	240,242
19V348000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	2017–2019	198,731
18V049000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE	2017	153,859

+ 29 further campaigns

Others in Minivans

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
Chrysler Pacifica Plug-IN	2018	C
Chrysler Town and Country	none flagged	C
Dodge Grand Caravan	20102016	C
Honda Odyssey	20182019	C
Kia Sedona	20162017	C
Mazda Mazda5	none flagged	B
Nissan Quest	20112012	B
Toyota Sienna	20112015	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 2017 Pacifica

Complaints in window: 1,317
Severity-weighted: 2,331
Model median (weighted): 1,037
vs model median: 2.25×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 11
Open investigations: 2

Score 22.2 F