Chrysler 300m Reliability
1,130 NHTSA complaints (1993–2004). Complaint rate: 7583.9 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1999–2000 Chrysler 300m (62 crash-related complaints). The 2003 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STRUCTURE.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chrysler 300m Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | 90 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 63 | 7.9% |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 56 | 37.5% |
| AIR BAGS | 52 | 21.2% |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 45 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 45 | 8.9% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 45 | 2.2% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 35 | 2.9% |
| TIRES | 34 | 2.9% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 31 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 1993View→ |
| 1994GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 1994View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 440 | 43 | 7 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 294 | 19 | 6 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 122 | 5 | 4 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 104 | 17 | 3 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003GOOD | — | 44 | 2 | 1 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 117 | 7 | — | View 2004View→ |
See also: Chrysler 300maccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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