2012 Chrysler Town AND Country

Typical pattern

0.9% of complaints about the 2012 Chrysler Town AND Country came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2012 vehicle — around the middle of the 201 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (394 complaints), typically at 3.7 yr or about 77,000 miles.

Complaints: 864
Median age at failure: 5.3 yr
Median mileage: 70,900 n=536
Crash / fire / tow: 6.9% of reports
Safety recalls: 5

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Electrical system

394 reports · 77,000 mi

3.7 yr

5.3%

Engine

100 reports · 100,000 mi

7.7 yr

Other

58 reports · 66,000 mi

6.5 yr

10.3%

Fuel / propulsion

56 reports · 101,000 mi

8.2 yr

Power train

36 reports · 94,000 mi

8.0 yr

8.3%

Structure

32 reports · 70,000 mi

6.6 yr

37.5%

Service brakes

20 reports · 40,000 mi

4.3 yr

Exterior lighting

19 reports · 50,400 mi

4.2 yr

5.3%

Air bags

18 reports · 80,000 mi

5.2 yr

27.8%

Steering

16 reports · 53,500 mi

9.5 yr

6.2%

Visibility / wipers

15 reports · 52,000 mi

3.8 yr

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

25V876000 2025-12-17

Equipment adaptive/mobility:wheelchair restraints/securement:latch/anchor:

Rollx Vans (Rollx) is recalling certain GMC Yukon, Sierra, Chevrolet Express 2500, Ford Transit, E-250, Toyota Sienna, Sienna Hybrid, Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Town and Country, Voyager, Pacifica, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Ram Promaster vehicles equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. Please refer to Rollx's recall report for specific model year information. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.

14V234000 2014-05-07

Electrical system

Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles manufactured August 25, 2010, through October 31, 2013. The affected vehicles may experience overheating of the vent window switch in the driver's door armrest.

An overheated switch may result in a vehicle fire.

12V191000 2012-05-02

Equipment

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 9, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 12, 2012. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A RIGHT SIDE LIFTGATE PINCH SENSOR THAT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, INCREASED FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE POWER LIFTGATE DURING FINAL CLOSING STAGES.

THE POWER LIFTGATE DOOR MAY CLOSE ON AN APPENDAGE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

12V141000 2012-04-03

Suspension:rear

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 2011. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH RIGHT REAR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE NOT FULLY MACHINED.

THIS COULD RESULT IN A DECREASE IN DURABILITY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO WHEEL SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

11V487000 2011-09-29

Engine cooling

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHRYSLER VEHICLES, INCLUDING 200 AND TOWN AND COUNTRY MODELS, DODGE VEHICLES, INCLUDING CHARGER, DURANGO, GRAND CARAVAN AND JOURNEY MODELS AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 31, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13, 2011, THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH 3.6L ENGINES. THESE ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILURE DUE TO DEBRIS INSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK.

CONNECTING ROD FAILURE MAY LEAD TO ENGINE SEIZURE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

In owners’ own words

Steering 2,766 mi 5 mo in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DISCONNECTED AND THE OTHER THREE WHEELS WERE POINTING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE TIE ROD. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT A LUG NUT WAS NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,766. UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ UPDATED 04/16/12

Steering 23,864 mi 2.9 yr in service crash / fire / tow

STEERING WHEEL DID NOT PROPERLY FUNCTION WITH THE FRONT WHEEL AXEL CAUSING A ACCIDENT ON 8/23/2014, IT WAS DIFFICULT STEERING ON RIGHT TURNS AND LEFT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE WIDE TURNS. *TR

Steering 37,000 mi 4.1 yr in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Fuel / propulsion 40,000 mi 2.3 yr in service

I WORK AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP WE HAVE HAD 3 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVANS WITH A 3.6 LITER ENGINE WHERE THE FUEL FEED LINE COMES OFF THE FUEL RAIL WE HAVE CKD WITH CHRYSLER AND NO RECALLS YET. *TR

Other Town AND Country 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.