Chrysler Pacifica problems, by model year and system
4,317 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Chrysler Pacifica 2016–2027, and the 6 systems the record is deep on — engine (1,539), electrical (1,349), transmission and drivetrain (1,157), steering (557), brake (174). Each system has a page across the years; 25 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Steering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Hybrid system problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Chrysler Pacifica complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical | transmission and drivetrain | steering | brake | hybrid system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 1 in all | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 11 in all | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| 2025 29 in all | 5 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| 2024 69 in all | 25 | 20 | 24 | — | 4 | — |
| 2023 193 in all | 65 | 56 | 56 | 11 | 10 | — |
| 2022 329 in all | 122 | 101 | 128 | — | — | 7 |
| 2021 398 in all | 145 | 165 | 122 | — | — | 11 |
| 2020 228 in all | 77 | 89 | 55 | 32 | 6 | — |
| 2019 357 in all | 97 | 118 | 89 | 45 | 59 | 5 |
| 2018 1,099 in all | 442 | 371 | 194 | 186 | — | 75 |
| 2017 1,601 in all | 556 | 423 | 483 | 283 | 90 | 19 |
| 2016 2 in all | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Chrysler Pacifica system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 1,539 complaints across 12 model years, 36% of everything owners filed about the Chrysler Pacifica. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Chrysler Pacifica year has the most complaints?
2017 (1,601), 2018 (1,099), 2021 (398). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.