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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

108 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

4,371 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2016 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Pacifica →Which years to avoid Compare it

2027 Chrysler Pacifica

Active NHTSA advisory on 7 model years of the Pacifica — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Chrysler Pacifica model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A	1	1	—	22 mpg
2026	Plug-in hybrid Gas	C	5	11	★★★★★	30 mpg
2025	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	10	31	★★★★★	30 mpg
2024	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	11	73	★★★★★	30 mpg
2023	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	14	195	★★★★★	30 mpg	Park outside
2022	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	10	334	★★★★★	30 mpg	Park outside
2021	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	8	401	★★★★★	30 mpg	Park outside
2020	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	7	230	★★★★★	30 mpg	Park outside
2019	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	9	361	★★★★★	30 mpg	Park outside
2018	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	16	1,113	★★★★★	32 mpg	Park outside
2017	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	17	1,619	★★★★★	32 mpg	Park outside
2016	Plug-in hybrid Gas	A	0	2	—	32 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2016

On the filed record so far, the 2016 is the cleanest Pacifica year we hold, and the 2018 the one to check hardest. The 2018 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2016	A	0	0
2022	F	2.5	84	Advisory
2023	F	4.7	65	Advisory
2019	F	1.3	52	Advisory
2021	F	1.6	80	Advisory
2020	F	1.2	38	Advisory
2017	F	1.9	180	Advisory
2018	F	2	139	Advisory

Which Chrysler Pacifica years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2018 service brakes complaints at 0.14× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 4,000 miles). Latest: 2019 service brakes at 3.57× (35,700 miles).

Year	Engine	Electrical System	Power Train	Steering	Vehicle Speed Control	Service Brakes
2021	0.48×	1.07×	—	—	—	—
2020	0.7×	—	—	—	—	—
2019	0.76×	1.19×	0.79×	—	—	3.57×
2018	0.22×	0.58×	0.38×	0.89×	0.5×	0.14×
2017	0.34×	0.77×	0.68×	1.3×	0.8×	0.48×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Chrysler Pacifica, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

engine problems 1,546 complaints, every model year electrical problems 1,364 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 1,168 complaints, every model year steering problems 575 complaints, every model year brake problems 176 complaints, every model year hybrid system problems 117 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2027: dropped plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 30 → 22
2026: 3 → 2 EPA configurations
2019: best combined mpg 32 → 30

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All Pacifica head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Pacifica vs Kia Carnival · Minivan	Carnival +18.2
2027 Pacifica vs Honda Odyssey · Minivan	Odyssey +13.2
2026 Pacifica vs Toyota Sienna · Minivan	Pacifica +3

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 29 of 79 0.74× the mileage of same-age vehicles Chrysler Pacifica owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 16,300 miles across 2018–2022 (fleet 23,512), earlier than vehicles of the same model year. 628 readings.

Common questions about the Chrysler Pacifica

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Chrysler Pacifica year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2016 Pacifica comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 2 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Chrysler Pacifica years should I avoid?

2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Pacifica model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Chrysler Pacifica have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 108 recall campaigns for the Chrysler Pacifica. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.