Chrysler Sebring - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chrysler Sebring owners have reported a total of 4,369 problems for their cars built in the 16 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 Sebring. The 2008 Chrysler Sebring cars have the most problems reported (528 problems).

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

🔍 Common problems of Chrysler Sebring

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Chrysler Sebring cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (664 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (636 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Chrysler Sebring

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Engine And Engine Cooling
664
  Electrical System
636
  Air Bag
511
  Power Train
338
  Suspension
327
  Structure
254
  Service Brakes
247
  Vehicle Speed Control
210
  Seat Belt
185
  Steering
179
   
  Equipment
158
  Wheel
115
  Visibility
105
  Gasoline Fuel System
64
  Exterior Lighting
64
  Other Fuel System
63
  Tire
57
  Unknown Or Other
50
  Seats
50
  Electronic Stability Control
39
  Latches/locks/linkage
36
  Parking Brake
6
  Air Brake
4
  Forward Collision Avoidance
3
  Child Seat
2
  Interior Lighting
2

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Chrysler Sebring 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 Sebring 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 Sebring 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 Sebring Model Years

Sebring
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2010 16142,81916    
0.24
  2009 6619,60117    
0.20
  2008 52850,23618    
0.58
  2007 47278,14719    
0.32
  2006 27643,12520    
0.32
  2005 17146,02221    
0.18

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Chrysler Sebring 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
  2010 Sebring
3
  2009 Sebring
2
  2008 Sebring
22
  2007 Sebring
18
  2006 Sebring
6
  2005 Sebring
9
  2004 Sebring
44
  2003 Sebring
8
  2002 Sebring
29
  2001 Sebring
29
  2000 Sebring
9
  1999 Sebring
14
  1998 Sebring
39
  1997 Sebring
15
  1996 Sebring
30


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