2013 Chrysler 300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 402 complaints
402
Total Complaints
41,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
36
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

18,000 25th Percentile
41,000 Median Mileage
72,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
127
POWER TRAIN
58
ENGINE
36
AIR BAGS
32
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
21
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
17
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
17
SERVICE BRAKES
15
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
STEERING
13

Severity Assessment

36
Crashes
23
Fires
32
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR'S GAS PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. YOU CAN NOT ACCELERATE. IN MULTIPLE INCIDENCES, I HAVE BEEN NEARLY HIT ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO MY ABRUPT LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. IN THE FI..."
"WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR'S GAS PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. YOU CAN NOT ACCELERATE. IN MULTIPLE INCIDENCES, I HAVE BEEN NEARLY HIT ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO MY ABRUPT LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. IN THE FI..."
"THERE WAS NO CRASH BUT THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR ARE THE WORSE I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED (OWNER 12 CARS). WHEN YOU TURN THE CORNER ON A UN LIT STREET THERE IS A BIG BLIND SPOT LEFT AND RIGHT. I HAVE ALMOST ALREADY HIT 3 PARKED CARS CLOSE TO THE CORNET BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE..."

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