2016 Chrysler 200 transmission and drivetrain problems
63 of the 344 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2016 Chrysler 200 name the transmission and drivetrain (NHTSA’s “Power Train” heading — the transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading). Filed under the same heading: 69 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 63 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injury. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2016: 6 · 2017: 6 · 2018: 9 · 2019: 20 · 2020: 11 · 2021: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2025: 2
Half of the 51 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the transmission and drivetrain problem between 25,000 and 69,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
344 complaints in all about the 2016 Chrysler 200, 2 filed in 2025. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Power Train” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chrysler 200 transmission and drivetrain problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the transmission and drivetrain. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
2016 Chrysler 200 s with 94,000 miles shifts hard between gears, often feeling/sounding like it is slamming into gear. It surges when stopped at lights or stop signs and bucks and jerks during rapid acceleration
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.
This is . How can a vehicle 2 years old have so many transmission issues to even count on one hand? I've been able to research hundreds of other examples of this very identical vehicle display the exact same issues my car exemplifies. Are you guys just waiting for a tragic death to occur?
On city streets when 9 speed transmission shifts from 4th gear to 5th gear the transmission shift jerks the car in a violent manner. This did not occur when vehicle was new
The car began shifting hard and had been taken to the dealership twice for that issue. They completed a software update which did not correct the issue. Today, 09-20-2018, the car was shaking violently when taking off and stopped moving. It was the shifted to park and would not go back to drive.
What is on file about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications69 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- 21-040-25 Service bulletinOct 2, 2025
- 948TE Transmission Reaction Shaft Service Bushing Kit Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● P1DB7-00 - Torque Converter Clutch Performance.
The 1 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0335 U0402 P0101 U1424 P050D P0740 P1185 P2764
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2016 Chrysler 200 names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2016 Chrysler 200
Source: the same files- engine problems 132 complaints
- electrical problems 112 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre transmission and drivetrain problems common on the 2016 Chrysler 200?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 63 owner complaints naming the transmission and drivetrain on this model year (18% of everything owners filed about it), and 69 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the transmission and drivetrain on the 2016 Chrysler 200?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 2 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do transmission and drivetrain problems show up on the 2016 Chrysler 200?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 45,000 miles; half of them between 25,000 and 69,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Power Train" heading cover?
The transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.