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Which Chrysler Town and Country years to avoid

No Chrysler Town and Country model year in 2010–2016 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2010 and 2013, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Chrysler Town and Country Full report
C
Grade 2010–2016
2010 vs model median 1.3×
Model median3× median
Electrical 134
Brakes 73
Engine 64
Weakest

2010 · 2013

Best

2015 · 2016

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.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.29× 437 C
2011
1.01× 453 C
2012
0.85× 403 C
2013
1.02× 452 C
2014
1.00× 353 C
2015
0.39× 147 B
2016
0.67× 281 B

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2010 C 437 reports · median 42,000 mi

  1. Electrical 134

    2010 town & country being driven by my wife home from church with my children in car. Driving approximately 25mph and the car simply shut down...engine and all electric ceased to function. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 73

    I have a 2008 chrysler minivan stow & go, on mar 12, 2010 I took it to dave dennis chrys.dodge,jeep, on col glen hwy in dayton, when got the bill & ready to go, they told me I was due for a tire rotation, so I made an… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 64

    At zero miles, car was leaking oil. At first, chrysler dealer claimed cracked oil pan but after replacing and leak still persisted. After returning car, it was discovered galley plug was cross threaded leading to leak. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

25 crash · 6 fire · 24 injuries

2013 C 452 reports · median 32,000 mi

  1. Electrical 269

    Hvac is three zone automatic control intermittently all vents on driver's side only starts blowing in cold outside air first noticed when driving on pennsylvania turnpike in 0 degree weather legs numb with burning… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Lights & Visibility 32

    The contact owns a 2013 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the dashboard would cause a glare from the lights reflecting from the road, preventing them from seeing through the driver's side window. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Body & Interior 28

    Driving on interstate when 5 year old granddaughter started to scream. Turned and found that the driver's side second row seat had folded on her as though to "stow & go". owner complaint filed with NHTSA

17 crash · 6 fire · 23 injuries

The best year for the Town and Country

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2015 is the best-scoring Town and Country model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80.3 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2015 0.39× 147 B
2016 0.67× 281 B
2011 1.01× 453 C

Recalls

18 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
20V396000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010 925,239
14V373000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH 2010 722,705
14V234000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2010–2014 644,757
13V283000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2013 224,264
11V139000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION 2010 195,798
17V824000 EQUIPMENT 2014–2016 61,791
16V461000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2015, 2016 26,298
11V315000 STEERING:COLUMN 2011 11,096
14V632000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS 2014 10,390
15V595000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH 2016 1,625
11V487000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2012 667
12V191000 EQUIPMENT 2012 471

+ 6 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2010 were reported at a median of 42,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Chrysler Town and Country years should you avoid?
No Chrysler Town and Country model year in 2010–2016 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2010 and 2013.
What is the best year for the Chrysler Town and Country?
2015 is the best-scoring Chrysler Town and Country model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80.3 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Chrysler Town and Country have?
18 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Chrysler Town and Country model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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 2010 Town and Country
Complaints in window
437
Severity-weighted
772
Model median (weighted)
599
vs model median
1.29×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
5
Open investigations
0
Score 55.3 C