2001 Chrysler Pt Cruiser: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 799 complaints
799
Total Complaints
58,000mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE
Top Issue
48
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

38,000 25th Percentile
58,000 Median Mileage
85,388 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE
53
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
45
WHEELS:RIM
35
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
29
WHEELS
25
AIR BAGS
23
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
23
STEERING
23
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
20
SUSPENSION
19

Severity Assessment

48
Crashes
26
Fires
51
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE PARKED VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY INTO A MAIL BOX. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML"
"DURING A RAIN STORM AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE CENTER LANE OF A THREE LANE HIGHWAY I TURNED ON MY SIGNALS AND MY WIPERS AND THE FUSE BLEW BECAUSE BOTH ARE ON THE SAME CIRCUIT. THIS DOES NOT GIVE A DRIVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGNAL TO OTHERS WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE HE CAN DOT SEE DUE ..."
"WHILE DRIVING OIL WAS BLOWING THROUGH TAIL PIPE IN MASSIVE QUANTITIES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WANTED OWNER TO LEAVE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED, BUT DID NOT WANT TO GIVE OWNER A LOANER VEHICLE. OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO LEAVE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28