Chrysler 200 2015–2017 problems by year and mileage
2nd generation · CUSW (Compact U.S. Wide, Fiat Compact-derived)
NHTSA data through 24 September 20262,374 complaints, 1,709 with mileageMethod
Which year is yours? Tap it to see what breaks on it.
The 2015 Chrysler 200
Close- Median failure report
- 44,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 1,987
- Recalls naming this year
- 8
Most reported on the 2015
- Electrical system752 reports · median 50,000 mi
- Transmission and driveline693 reports · median 37,000 mi
- Engine606 reports · median 47,000 mi
8 recall campaigns name the 2015: Electrical system — software; Power train — automatic transmission; Air bags — sensor. Not every car in a campaign is affected — check the VIN at NHTSA. Recall repairs are free.
The 2016 Chrysler 200
Close- Median failure report
- 41,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 344
- Recalls naming this year
- 2
Most reported on the 2016
- Engine132 reports · median 41,000 mi
- Electrical system112 reports · median 45,000 mi
- Airbag system88 reports · median 45,000 mi
2 recall campaigns name the 2016: Electrical system — software; Structure. Not every car in a campaign is affected — check the VIN at NHTSA. Recall repairs are free.
The 2017 Chrysler 200
Close- Median failure report
- too few reports to time
- Complaints filed
- 43
- Recalls naming this year
- 1
Most reported on the 2017
- Engine21 reports
- Electrical system13 reports
- Transmission and driveline10 reports
1 recall campaign names the 2017: Electrical system — software. Not every car in a campaign is affected — check the VIN at NHTSA. Recall repairs are free.
Each tile shows the median mileage at which that model year’s failures were reported. The 2015 reports latest and the 2016 earliest, but part of that gap is age: the 2015 has had 1 more year on the road to accumulate mileage. 1 of these years carries fewer than 30 reports with an odometer reading and shows no median at all, rather than one computed from a handful.
The short answer
“Is the 2015–2017 Chrysler 200 reliable?”
- Median of reported failures
- 44,000 mi
- 90% of reports came by
- 94,000 mi
- Reports with mileage
- 1,709
- Recalls
- 9
Most reported
- Electrical system36.9% of complaints · median 48,000 mi
- Transmission and driveline32.3% of complaints · median 39,000 mi
- Engine32.0% of complaints · median 47,000 mi
Owners filed 2,374 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015–2017 Chrysler 200; the electrical system leads with 36.9% of them, and half of the 1,709 that record an odometer reading came by 44,000 miles. A count like this can’t rate reliability on its own: NHTSA records what owners chose to report, not how many of each car were sold.
Failures are spread across the mileage range, with the middle half between 15,000 and 70,000 miles.
Before-you-buy checklist ↓At your mileage ↓Check this VIN — NHTSA ↗
How many miles does a 2015–2017 Chrysler 200 last?
Complaint records can’t measure how long a car lasts; they show when reported failures happened. On the 2015–2017 Chrysler 200, half of the 1,709 complaints that record an odometer reading were filed by 44,000 miles and 90% by 94,000 miles.
22 reports came in past 150,000 miles and 2 past 200,000 — each one proof that a 200 reached that mileage, not that it failed there.
Figure 1 · Chrysler 200 2015–2017 · 1,709 reports with mileage
Mileage at failure
Complaints per 5,000-mile bin, 0 to 200,000 miles, equal bins on a linear scale. Tallest bar = 223 complaints.
- Rest of the range
- Median
- 200,000+ — 2 complaints (0.1%), plotted separately
- 10%
- 3,000
- 25%
- 15,000
- Median
- 43,500
- 75%
- 69,856
- 90%
- 94,000
Show the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5,000 | 223 | 13.0% |
| 5,000–10,000 | 113 | 6.6% |
| 10,000–15,000 | 90 | 5.3% |
| 15,000–20,000 | 89 | 5.2% |
| 20,000–25,000 | 56 | 3.3% |
| 25,000–30,000 | 58 | 3.4% |
| 30,000–35,000 | 64 | 3.7% |
| 35,000–40,000 | 90 | 5.3% |
| 40,000–45,000 | 91 | 5.3% |
| 45,000–50,000 | 83 | 4.9% |
| 50,000–55,000 | 84 | 4.9% |
| 55,000–60,000 | 88 | 5.1% |
| 60,000–65,000 | 84 | 4.9% |
| 65,000–70,000 | 69 | 4.0% |
| 70,000–75,000 | 71 | 4.2% |
| 75,000–80,000 | 48 | 2.8% |
| 80,000–85,000 | 46 | 2.7% |
| 85,000–90,000 | 42 | 2.5% |
| 90,000–95,000 | 52 | 3.0% |
| 95,000–100,000 | 36 | 2.1% |
| 100,000–105,000 | 30 | 1.8% |
| 105,000–110,000 | 17 | 1.0% |
| 110,000–115,000 | 15 | 0.9% |
| 115,000–120,000 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 120,000–125,000 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 125,000–130,000 | 8 | 0.5% |
| 130,000–135,000 | 8 | 0.5% |
| 135,000–140,000 | 9 | 0.5% |
| 140,000–145,000 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 145,000–150,000 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 150,000–155,000 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 155,000–160,000 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 160,000–165,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 165,000–170,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 175,000–180,000 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 180,000–185,000 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 185,000–190,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 190,000–195,000 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 195,000–200,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 200,000+ | 2 | 0.1% |
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain. Complaint counts reflect what owners reported and are not a measure of failure rate per vehicle sold.
What this can and cannot tell you: these are complaints owners chose to file, not a failure rate. Popular models accumulate more of them simply by being common. How this is built.
Common 200 problems, and when they happen
Figure 2 · Chrysler 200 2015–2017
When each system fails
Bar spans the middle half of reports; the notch inside each bar is the median. Miles at failure on a proportional scale — equal distances are equal ratios, not equal miles.
- Brakes147 reports30,0007,000–60,000Brakes: 147 reports, median 30,000 miles, middle half 7,000 to 60,000 miles.
- Throttle and speed control181 reports37,0007,000–58,000Throttle and speed control: 181 reports, median 37,000 miles, middle half 7,000 to 58,000 miles.
- Transmission and driveline766 reports39,00011,000–66,000Transmission and driveline: 766 reports, median 39,000 miles, middle half 11,000 to 66,000 miles.
- Engine759 reports47,00018,000–74,000Engine: 759 reports, median 47,000 miles, middle half 18,000 to 74,000 miles.
- Electrical system877 reports48,00018,000–74,000Electrical system: 877 reports, median 48,000 miles, middle half 18,000 to 74,000 miles.
- Problems owners could not categorise337 reports51,00018,000–71,000Problems owners could not categorise: 337 reports, median 51,000 miles, middle half 18,000 to 71,000 miles.
- Airbag system420 reports55,00036,000–74,000Airbag system: 420 reports, median 55,000 miles, middle half 36,000 to 74,000 miles.
- Your odometer — appears after you enter it in “Where your car sits”
Ordered by median mileage, earliest first. The first 12,000 miles are shaded: that is the boundary this site uses between a manufacturing defect and ordinary wear, not a property of the world.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
All systems in a table
| System | Complaints | Share | Median | 25–75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 877 | 36.9% | 48,000 | 18,000–74,000 |
| Transmission and driveline | 766 | 32.3% | 39,000 | 11,000–66,000 |
| Engine | 759 | 32.0% | 47,000 | 18,000–74,000 |
| Airbag system | 420 | 17.7% | 55,000 | 36,000–74,000 |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 337 | 14.2% | 51,000 | 18,000–71,000 |
| Throttle and speed control | 181 | 7.6% | 37,000 | 7,000–58,000 |
| Brakes | 147 | 6.2% | 30,000 | 7,000–60,000 |
| Electronic stability control (esc) | 129 | 5.4% | 55,000 | 30,000–78,000 |
| Steering | 111 | 4.7% | 38,000 | 7,000–60,000 |
| Fuel and propulsion system | 71 | 3.0% | 60,000 | 24,000–79,000 |
System by system, in words
Complaints about this generation are not spread evenly across the vehicle, and the systems that generate the most of them do not all fail at the same point in a car's life. The median failure across all systems here is 44,000 miles; the figures below show which parts of the car run ahead of that and which run behind.
The electrical system accounts for 36.9% of complaints (877 reports, 585 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 48,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 18,000 and 74,000 miles.
A single system taking 36.9% of all complaints is a concentration worth noting. It means that for this generation, most of what owners reported came back to one area of the car rather than being distributed across many small faults.
The transmission and driveline accounts for 32.3% of complaints (766 reports, 589 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 39,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 11,000 and 66,000 miles.
The engine accounts for 32.0% of complaints (759 reports, 581 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 47,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 18,000 and 74,000 miles.
The airbag system accounts for 17.7% of complaints (420 reports, 262 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 55,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 36,000 and 74,000 miles.
Problems owners could not categorise accounts for 14.2% of complaints (337 reports, 242 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 51,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 18,000 and 71,000 miles.
Throttle and speed control accounts for 7.6% of complaints (181 reports, 139 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 37,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 7,000 and 58,000 miles.
Known problems with the 2015–2017 200
Engine 2015–2017
2.4L Tigershark excessive oil consumption — piston ring / cylinder bore incompatibility allows oil past the rings to be burned; owners report roughly a quart per 1,000 miles, and the low-oil-pressure warning does not illuminate early enough to prevent running low, leading to unexpected shutdown. Subject of the Wood v. FCA US class action and FCA Customer Satisfaction Notifications; FCA also attributed part of the consumption to Interactive Deceleration Fuel ShutOff (IDFSO) calibration drawing oil into the cylinders on overrun.
Transmission 2015–2016
ZF 948TE 9-speed harsh, erratic, and delayed shifting, hunting between gears, and unexpected shifts to neutral. FCA addressed it through repeated TSB software reflashes, which owners widely described as only marginally effective; the same transmission drew recalls in sister vehicles (Cherokee KL, Renegade).
Interior/Controls 2015–2017
Rotary electronic gear selector draws misapplied-gear and shift-confirmation complaints; unlike a conventional PRNDL it gives no mechanical detent feedback.
Before you buy a 2015–2017 200: the 3-minute check
Generated from 1,709 mileage-tagged complaints, 9 recall campaigns, 3 documented problem areas. Print this page — the checklist survives print.
- Run the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. 9 campaigns cover this generation; an open recall is a free repair you can make the seller's problem.
- Check engine on 2015–2017 cars. 2.4L Tigershark excessive oil consumption — piston ring / cylinder bore incompatibility allows oil past the rings to be burned; owners report roughly a quart per 1,000 miles, and the low-oil-pressure warning does not…
- Check transmission on 2015–2016 cars. ZF 948TE 9-speed harsh, erratic, and delayed shifting, hunting between gears, and unexpected shifts to neutral. FCA addressed it through repeated TSB software reflashes, which owners widely described as only marginally…
- Check interior/controls on 2015–2017 cars. Rotary electronic gear selector draws misapplied-gear and shift-confirmation complaints; unlike a conventional PRNDL it gives no mechanical detent feedback.
- Complaint reports are not spread evenly across model years here — see the by-model-year table below before you settle on a year.
- End with a pre-purchase inspection of this car. Aggregate data describes the population; the example in front of you has its own history.
For a buyer, failures on this generation are spread rather than concentrated: the middle half falls between 15,000 and 70,000 miles, with a median of 44,000. There is no single mileage threshold to watch, which means condition and maintenance records are more informative than the odometer.
On inspection, the electrical system and the transmission and driveline are where this generation's reports concentrate, so those are the areas worth a specific look. The transmission and driveline in particular shows a median failure mileage of 39,000, which gives a concrete number to compare against the odometer of any car you are considering.
None of this is a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection on the individual car. Aggregate patterns describe a population; the example in front of you has its own history.
200 problems by mileage: where your car sits
Type your odometer reading, or read the common mileages in the table. Your marker lands on the timing chart above and on the curve below.
| System | Middle half of reports, mi | At 60k mi66% below | At 90k mi87% below | At 120k mi96% below | At 150k mi99% below | At 200k mi100% below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 18,000–74,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Transmission and driveline | 11,000–66,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Engine | 18,000–74,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Airbag system | 36,000–74,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 18,000–71,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Throttle and speed control | 7,000–58,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Brakes | 7,000–60,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
Figure 3 · Chrysler 200 2015–2017 · 1,709 reports with mileage
Share of reports below each mileage
Share of mileage-tagged reports filed at or below each odometer reading. Steps rise only at bin edges, by exact counted shares.
- 60,000 mi — 66% of reports below
- 90,000 mi — 87% of reports below
- 120,000 mi — 96% of reports below
- 150,000 mi — 99% of reports below
- 200,000 mi — 100% of reports below
- Median — the staircase crosses the 50% line here
- Your odometer — appears after you enter it above
The staircase tops out at 100%: the remaining 0.1% of reports (2) came above 200,000 miles.
Nothing is smoothed or interpolated. Linear axis, same as Figure 1.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
2015–2017 Chrysler 200 recalls (9)
NHTSA records 9 recall campaigns covering vehicles in this generation. A recall means the manufacturer or the regulator concluded there was a safety defect or a standard was not met, and that a free remedy is owed to owners — including second and later owners.
The campaigns cluster around the electrical system (3), the transmission and driveline (2), body structure (1). Several campaigns against one area can mean a remedy that did not hold, or separate defects in parts filed under the same heading; the summaries below name each defect.
Recall status is specific to the individual vehicle, not the model. Checking a VIN against NHTSA's lookup is free and takes under a minute, and it is the only way to know whether a particular car has had the work done.
May 2018 · 2015–2017 · Electrical SystemIf the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there…
The defect. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300, 2014-2019 RAM 1500…
What can happen. If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The free fix. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may…
Aug 2016 · 2016 · StructureIf the chassis fastener joints are improperly torqued they may loosen and fail or fall out, reducing steering…
The defect. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured May 24, 2016, to May 25, 2016. Multiple chassis fastener joints may not have been tightened to the proper torque specification.
What can happen. If the chassis fastener joints are improperly torqued they may loosen and fail or fall out, reducing steering and handling capability and increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the joints and tighten or replace the fasteners, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on September 2, 2016. Owners may contact…
Jul 2016 · 2015 · Power TrainIf the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The defect. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and 2015 Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, RAM ProMaster, and 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions. The transmission sensor clusters may have…
What can happen. If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The free fix. Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module and if necessary replace the transaxle range sensor wire harness, free of charge.…
Feb 2016 · 2015 · Air BagsIf both pieces were not replaced together, the occupant detection and classification system may not be…
The defect. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured April 7, 2014, to August 3, 2015. During service work, the affected vehicles may have had either the Occupant Classification Module (OCM) or the Seat Cushion Foam…
What can happen. If both pieces were not replaced together, the occupant detection and classification system may not be properly calibrated and the passenger air bag may improperly deploy in the event of a crash…
The free fix. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a new OCM-SCF seat service kit, free of charge. The recall began on May 27, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.…
Jul 2015 · 2015 · Electrical SystemAn intermittent loss of power to electrical components could cause a vehicle to stall without warning…
The defect. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured January 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The affected vehicles may have a Power Distribution Center (PDC) electrical connector that may cause intermittent power…
What can happen. An intermittent loss of power to electrical components could cause a vehicle to stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the C4 connector using a 12 wire split kit for 3.6L engines, or replace the transmission wiring harness for 2.4L engines, free of charge. The…
Jul 2015 · 2015 · EquipmentExploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of…
The defect. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 RAM 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger, 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, and Dodge Durango, and 2013-2015 Dodge Viper…
What can happen. Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a USB drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge. Optionally, owners may download the update to their own…
Feb 2015 · 2015 · Power TrainIf the shift indicator displays "Park" but the park lock does not engage, the vehicle may roll away…
The defect. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2014, to December 15, 2014, and equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission. The automatic transmission parking pawl may become contaminated or the park…
What can happen. If the shift indicator displays "Park" but the park lock does not engage, the vehicle may roll away increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers inspect the transmission. Any transmission found with contamination or a park rod will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2015. Owners may…
Aug 2014 · 2015 · Electrical SystemExcessive heat and melting wiring insulation may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The defect. Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to June 21, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been built with a driver side door wiring harness of an insufficient wire gauge, resulting in…
What can happen. Excessive heat and melting wiring insulation may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The free fix. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.…
Jul 2014 · 2015 · SuspensionDamage to the tire or reduced braking increases the risk of a vehicle crash.
The defect. Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 Jeep Cherokee and RAM 1500 and 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles. Due to an insufficient weld, the rear shocks may detach from the vehicle at one end and possibly damage other chassis components, the…
What can happen. Damage to the tire or reduced braking increases the risk of a vehicle crash.
The free fix. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear shocks and replace any affected ones, free of charge. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number…
Crashes, fires and injuries owners reported
What owners reported alongside the failure itself, out of 2,374 complaints against this generation:
- Crashes
- 123 (5.2%)
- Fires
- 35
- Injury reports
- 67
- Fatality reports
- 0
These flags are self-reported by complainants and unverified by NHTSA; one report can carry several flags, so the counts overlap and do not sum to a total. They are not adjusted for how many of these vehicles are on the road. No chart is drawn here on purpose: overlapping counts spanning very different magnitudes cannot be honestly encoded as lengths.
200 problems by model year
The 2015 drew the most complaints of this generation, 1,987, most of them about the electrical system, and the 2017 the fewest, 43. A typical year drew about 344.
That makes the 2015 stand out at roughly 5.8 times a typical year. A count like this follows how many cars of each year were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as how often they failed, so it is not by itself evidence of a worse year; what each year's reports name, in its card and row, is the useful part.
| Year | Complaints | With mileage | Median miles | Most reported | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,987 | 1,437 | 44,000 | Electrical system (752) | 8 |
| 2016 | 344 | 244 | 41,000 | Engine (132) | 2 |
| 2017 | 43 | 28 | under 30 reports | Engine (21) | 1 |
What 200 owners reported
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the rear-view camera displayed an intermittently distorted, darkened, or green screen. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact researched and was made aware of an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not…
2015 · 65,000 miles · Reversing camera and sensors
The contact owns a 2016 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that whenever the front passenger's seat was occupied, the "Service Airbag" warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred when the occupants placed their feet near the front passenger footwell area, where the airbag module and wiring…
2016 · 132,000 miles · Airbag system
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver’s side headlight failed to function as intended. The message "Headlight not Working" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, no cause for the failure was found. The driver’s…
2015 · 120,000 miles · Transmission and driveline
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The power steering and battery warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was restarted each time, but the vehicle took a progressively longer time to restart. Eventually, the…
2015 · 70,000 miles · Electrical system
Built from 1,709 NHTSA complaints with mileage · snapshot 2026-09-26 · open data · how it is built
Other 200 generations
- 200 2011–2014 1,267 reports with mileage, most about the engine