2017 Chrysler 300

Typical pattern

3.9% of complaints about the 2017 Chrysler 300 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2017 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (29 complaints), typically at 4.8 yr or about 50,000 miles.

Complaints: 102
Median age at failure: 4.8 yr
Median mileage: 42,000 n=35
Crash / fire / tow: 2% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

18V332000 2018-05-17

Electrical system:wiring

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, 2015-2018 Dodge Challenger, 2015-2017 Chrysler 200, 2016-2018 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica and 2018 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit with

If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

17V097000 2017-02-14

Power train:axle assembly:axle shaft

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles equipped with all-wheel drive (AWD). The front driveshaft bolts may loosen and allow the front driveshaft to disconnect, potentially causing a loss of motive power.

A loss of motive power can increase the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Electrical system 5,000 mi 11 mo in service

LREAR CAMERA LOCKS UP ON SCREEN AND YOU CAN NOT DO ANYTHING WITH COMPUTER,VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED

Electrical system 22 mi 1.6 yr in service

BACK UP CAMERA NOT WORKING, HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP TWICE FOR REPAIR. 1ST TIME WAS SOFTWARE UPDATE, DIDN'T RESOLVE AS STILL WORKING RANDOMLY, 2ND TIME U05 RECALL , AGAIN DID'T WORK, WILL BE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR RESOLUTION. STARTED DAY AFTER PURCHASE, AND HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW 4 MONTHS

Electrical system 5,000 mi 1.8 yr in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER 300. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED AND DRIVEN TO JIM REIHL'S FRIENDLY CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 32899 VAN DYKE AVE, WARREN, MI 48093, (888) 834-3916) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

Other 5,000 mi 11 mo in service

LREAR CAMERA LOCKS UP ON SCREEN AND YOU CAN NOT DO ANYTHING WITH COMPUTER,VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED

Other 300 model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2017 Chrysler 300

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other 300 model years

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