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Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid years to avoid (and the best years)

372 NHTSA owner complaints and 3 recalls across 7 model years, 2017 to 2024. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

Which Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid years should you avoid?

No Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid model year stands out from the others in NHTSA owner complaints. The typical Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid year has 39 complaints on file. The busiest years are the 2022 (103) and 2018 (90).

What are the best Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid years?

The Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid years with the fewest complaints on file are the 2017 (23), 2023 (35) and 2019 (39). Model years after 2023 are left out: they have not been on the road long enough to compare.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

YearComplaintsvs typical year RecallsCrashes InjuriesOur readMost reported
2024240.6×000Few red flagsEngine
2023350.9×000Few red flagsEngine
20221032.6×010Some concerns to checkTransmission and drivetrain
2020581.5×131Few red flagsElectrical system
2019391.0×100Few red flagsElectrical system
2018902.3×214Some concerns to checkElectrical system
2017230.6×114Few red flagsElectrical system

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 220 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Recalls (3)