Chrysler 300

Registered from 2004 to 2020.

About this model

The Chrysler 300 is a full-size car produced by Chrysler under Stellantis North America and its predecessors. The first generation was available as a four-door sedan and station wagon, in the second generation was available solely as a sedan.

From the Wikipedia article Chrysler 300, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 3.0 diesel. 435 of 1,642 tests failed, 26%.

Better than 50% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.

Where	Share of failures	Failed tests
Brakes	68%	294
Suspension	42%	182
Lights and electrics	36%	155
Steering	19%	83
Tyres and wheels	19%	81
Visibility	11%	46

The defects inspectors cite

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Warning device shows system malfunction
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play

Where it stands out against its peers

Brakes: failed more often than 99% of 2007 cars — 68% of its 435 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 34%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

Brakes — 68% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
Suspension — 42% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Steering — 19% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
Tyres and wheels — 19% of its failures
Lights and electrics — 36% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Visibility — 11% of its failures

When it starts failing

At 200k+ miles this one fails 26% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

Odometer	Rate	Its age	Tests
20–40k miles	17%	16%	36
40–60k miles	25%	21%	95
60–80k miles	22%	24%	178
80–100k miles	27%	27%	282
100–120k miles	26%	29%	317
120–140k miles	28%	30%	276
140–160k miles	29%	30%	210
160–180k miles	28%	30%	121
180–200k miles	30%	30%	63
200k+ miles	26%	29%	53

1,631 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

A12/01612/21
The front windscreen may not be properly affixed.As a result, it could become detached from the vehicle and endanger the occupants or fall onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0621/17
A fault in the gas generator of the front passenger airbag may cause uncontrolled inflation when the airbag is activated and result in small metal particles being released, which might injure the occupants.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1464/15
A fault with the alternator can result in the failure of the electrical systems and cause the vehicle to catch fire.
Recall of the product from end users