Chrysler 200 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chrysler 200 owners have reported a total of 6,874 problems for their cars built in the 9 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Chrysler 200. The 2015 Chrysler 200 cars have the most problems reported (3,380 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Chrysler 200

Model Year Number of Problems
  2018 200
1
  2017 200
78
  2016 200
581
  2015 200
3,380
  2014 200
306
  2013 200
990
  2012 200
995
  2011 200
517
  2010 200
26

🔍 Common problems of Chrysler 200

The following chart shows the 27 most common problems for Chrysler 200 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,220 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (1,211 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Chrysler 200

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Engine And Engine Cooling
1,220
  Electrical System
1,211
  Power Train
920
  Air Bag
847
  Equipment
588
  Service Brakes
277
  Vehicle Speed Control
258
  Seat Belt
238
  Steering
231
  Electronic Stability Control
202
   
  Other Fuel System
154
  Visibility
148
  Exterior Lighting
131
  Seats
129
  Suspension
120
  Structure
85
  Wheel
57
  Gasoline Fuel System
16
  Parking Brake
10
  Forward Collision Avoidance
9
  Tire
7
  Latches/locks/linkage
6
 
3
  Traction Control System
3
  Lane Departure
2
  Back Over Prevention
1
  Air Brake
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Chrysler 200 of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across 200 model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Chrysler 200 model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across 200 Model Years

200
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2017 7811,4859    
0.75
  2016 58182,64910    
0.70
  2015 3,380218,54411    
1.41
  2014 30656,49512    
0.45
  2013 990125,16013    
0.61
  2012 995110,72614    
0.64
  2011 51755,10215    
0.63

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Chrysler 200 is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2018 200
1
  2017 200
2
  2016 200
57
  2015 200
607
  2014 200
34
  2013 200
80
  2012 200
89
  2011 200
43


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200 Safety Recalls
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