Chrysler 200: Owner Complaints and Recalls by Model Year

This is the Chrysler 200 complaint and recall record by model year (2011–2017). 4,166 owner reports are on file across 7 years. 2015 has the highest count (1,991) — often because that year has had longer to collect reports, not because this page ranked it. Open a year to see what owners named, the recall list, and the filings themselves.

Chrysler 200 filings that NHTSA splits across body-style names are combined here. Related weight classes stay separate.

Across these years, owners named Transmission / driveline more often than any other part of the truck. Unclassified leftovers from NHTSA are not a diagnosis.

In plain English

Across 7 years of the Chrysler 200, owners named Transmission / driveline more often than any other system. That is a pattern in the file, not a diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

2015 has the most reports (1,991). Older years collect more filings just by being around longer. Open the year you are actually buying — not the peak year unless that is the one in the listing.

Each row is a model year. The system column is what owners named most that year. Click the year for the inspect list, the recall campaigns, and the owner text.

What to do with this table

You do not need to read every year. Use the year you are shopping.

  1. Open that Chrysler 200 year below. The peak year is only useful if it is the one you are buying.
  2. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  3. On that year-page, look up the VIN at nhtsa.gov for open recalls.
  4. Take repeating symptoms to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

NHTSA Consumer Complaints · Oct 14, 2026 NHTSA Safety Recalls · Oct 15, 2026

Owner reports by model year

2011 2017
Model year Owner complaints Recall campaigns System named most often Compare
2011 Chrysler 200 336 3 Engine (ENGINE) · 92 (27.4%) not reported
2012 Chrysler 200 636 4 Engine (ENGINE) · 92 (14.5%) not reported
2013 Chrysler 200 625 5 Engine (ENGINE) · 92 (14.7%) not reported
2014 Chrysler 200 191 1 Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) · 31 (16.2%) not reported
2015 Chrysler 200 1,991 8 Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) · 541 (27.2%) not reported
2016 Chrysler 200 344 2 Engine (ENGINE) · 65 (18.9%) not reported
2017 Chrysler 200 43 1 Engine (ENGINE) · 10 (23.3%) not reported

Frequently asked questions

Which Chrysler 200 year has the most NHTSA complaints?

2015 has the highest owner-report count in this snapshot (1,991). That is not a recommendation to avoid the year.

What do Chrysler 200 owners complain about most?

Across published years, owners named Transmission / driveline more often than any other system. Open the year you are buying for the mix, the recall list and the inspect steps.

How should I use this Chrysler 200 page before I buy?

Open the model year in the listing — not the peak year unless that is the one you are shopping. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov, inspect the system owners named most, then read a few owner filings.

Do these counts mean the Chrysler 200 is unreliable?

No. Counts are self-selected and not normalised for sales volume. YearTell does not publish reliability scores.

Are Chrysler 200 body styles merged?

Where NHTSA splits the same consumer vehicle across cab or body-style names, YearTell combines those filings. Distinct weight classes stay separate.