Chrysler Sebring Reliability
4,094 NHTSA complaints (1995–2011). Complaint rate: 2123.4 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 2007–2008 Chrysler Sebring (53 crash-related complaints). The 2011 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chrysler Sebring Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 349 | 2.3% |
| AIR BAGS | 262 | 21.8% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 179 | 17.9% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 149 | 5.4% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 144 | 2.8% |
| ENGINE | 143 | 3.5% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 128 | 0.8% |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 116 | 85.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 111 | 3.6% |
| POWER TRAIN | 109 | 2.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | — | 229 | 27 | 4 | View 1995View→ |
| 1996AVOID | — | 481 | 52 | 11 | View 1996View→ |
| 1997 | — | 295 | 47 | 5 | View 1997View→ |
| 1998AVOID | — | 357 | 41 | 7 | View 1998View→ |
| 1999 | — | 231 | 35 | 8 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000 | — | 141 | 25 | 3 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 322 | 27 | 6 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 261 | 22 | 5 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003GOOD | — | 53 | 5 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 304 | 36 | 14 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005GOOD | — | 107 | 12 | 4 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 181 | 18 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 534 | 23 | 31 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 388 | 30 | 16 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 64 | 5 | 1 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 140 | 11 | 8 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
See also: Chrysler Sebringaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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