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Chrysler Pacifica 2021

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

2.15 per 1,000

1.0 times this nameplate’s own median · from 207 complaints filed in the first three years, of 401 ever. 95% lower bound 1.86.

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters.

Model yearPer 1,000Complaints
20177.41669
20183.01356
20190.8693
20200.5654
20212.15207
20222.07204
20231.21132

What owners describe

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Electrical System 165 complaints

charging5332%
charging system4527%
service charging4226%
shoulder2918%
propulsion1912%
propulsion system138%

Engine 146 complaints

charging4531%
charging system3826%
service charging3524%
van2719%
stop safely1611%
lanes1510%

Power Train 122 complaints

charging3831%
charging system3428%
service charging3126%
stop safely1513%
safely shut1210%
off soon1210%

When it breaks

37% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 38,000 miles, from 46 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

2 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign.

Transmission fault leading to loss of motive power

What owners and forums say

Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page:

11413131 · 11414581 · 11416164 · 11418084 · 11418815 · 11418844

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.