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Chrysler 200.

The best Chrysler 200 years are 2014, 2011, 2013. Years to avoid: 2015, 2016, 2012. Across 2011-2018, it has a Lemon Index of 261, where 100 is the average car and lower is better.

Reliability by year, 2011 to 2016.

261Lemon Index · 100 = average car

Lemon alert. Whole model, 2011-2018: 2.6× the average car's complaints.

Best year 2014 · Worst year 2015

Chrysler 200
Photo shows a 2015 Chrysler 200. Kevauto, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.

20111161.2× the complaints20121451.4× the complaints20131181.2× the complaints2014831.2× fewer complaints20156556.5× the complaints20162242.2× the complaints

Best years to buy

2014.

2014831.2× fewer complaints than average20111161.2× the average car's complaints20131181.2× the average car's complaints

Years to avoid

2015.

20156556.5× the average car's complaints20162242.2× the average car's complaints20121451.4× the average car's complaints

Quick answers.

Is the Chrysler 200 a good car?

Not overall: it draws more complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2011-2018: Lemon Index 261; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: the best is 2014 and the worst is 2015.

What are the best Chrysler 200 years to buy?

By owner complaints per car sold: 2014, 2011, 2013.

What Chrysler 200 years should you stay away from?

The years with the most complaints per car sold: 2015, 2016, 2012.

How many recalls does the Chrysler 200 have?

23 safety recalls across the 6 model years we track. Most: 2015 (8), 2013 (5), 2012 (4). Each year's page lists them.

What are the most common Chrysler 200 problems?

Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name electrical, engine and transmission & drivetrain most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.

Every year in one table
YearIndexCompared with averageComplaintsTop complaintRecallsCrash testMPG
20111161.2× the average car's complaints121engine (36%)3—22–24
20121451.4× the average car's complaints197engine (23%)4★★★★☆22–24
20131181.2× the average car's complaints181transmission & drivetrain (17%)5★★★★☆21–23
2014831.2× fewer complaints than average110airbags (46%)1★★★★☆22–24
20156556.5× the average car's complaints1,134transmission & drivetrain (37%)8★★★★★22–27
20162242.2× the average car's complaints222engine (37%)2★★★★★22–27

Lemon Index = safety complaints filed with the government within 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model year. 100 is average, lower is better. How it works

Chrysler 200 transmission problems by year →

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