Chrysler 200
Owners filed 4,190 complaints across 9 model years of the Chrysler 200. The 2015 drew the most (1,993).
Which Chrysler 200 years should you avoid?
Going by 4,190 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chrysler 200 years to avoid are 2015, 2016 and 2014.
- 20151,993 complaints, 5.8× a typical 200 year, most often about the electrical system.
- 20162.6× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (11 fires, 23 crashes).
- 20142.5× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (2 fires, 15 crashes, 1 death).
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2017 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Chrysler 200 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2017 | 43 | 1 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016Avoid | 345 | 2 | 11 | 23 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2015Avoid | 1,993 | 8 | 24 | 100 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2014Avoid | 192 | 1 | 2 | 15 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 628 | 5 | 3 | 23 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2012 | 639 | 4 | 4 | 29 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2011 | 336 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.