Chrysler 300m
Owners filed 875 complaints across 9 model years of the Chrysler 300m. The 1999 drew the most (351).
Model years9
Complaints875
Recalls21
Fires17
Deaths2
Which Chrysler 300m years should you avoid?
Going by 875 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chrysler 300m years to avoid are 1999, 2002 and 2000.
- 1999351 complaints, 4.0× a typical 300m year, most often about the body and frame.
- 20023.1× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (3 fires, 13 crashes, 1 death).
- 2000242 complaints, 2.8× a typical 300m year, most often about the steering.
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 300m model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 71 | 2 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2002Avoid | 83 | 2 | 3 | 13 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 91 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2000Avoid | 242 | 7 | 5 | 16 | Structure | Above average | |
| 1999Avoid | 351 | 4 | 6 | 32 | Structure | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Routine | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.