Chrysler 200 vs Honda Accord Hybrid: which is more reliable?
The Chrysler 200 and the Honda Accord Hybrid are level on the federal record — 69/100 against 67/100 across the years we score. Which one to buy is decided by the model year, not the badge.
The record, side by side
Chrysler 200
- 7 model years scored
- 4,167 owner complaints on record
- about 57 complaints per year on the road
- 24 recall campaigns, 17 safety-critical
- best year 2017 (92/100) · worst 2015 (28/100)
Honda Accord Hybrid
- 11 model years scored
- 2,629 owner complaints on record
- about 33 complaints per year on the road
- 34 recall campaigns, 25 safety-critical
- best year 2017 (89/100) · worst 2019 (32/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: 200 against Accord Hybrid
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Chrysler 200
- Electrical System — 1,220 complaints
- Engine — 1,207 complaints
- Power Train — 866 complaints
Honda Accord Hybrid
- Electrical System — 828 complaints
- Engine — 479 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 351 complaints
Both nameplates have Electrical System as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Chrysler 200 — avoid: 2015.
Honda Accord Hybrid — avoid: 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Chrysler 200 prices at about $13,900 and a Honda Accord Hybrid at about $28,100 — the Chrysler 200 is roughly $14,200 less, and they return 27.0 against 48.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Chrysler 200 or the Honda Accord Hybrid more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Chrysler 200 scores 69/100 against the Honda Accord Hybrid's 67/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Chrysler 200 and Honda Accord Hybrid years should I avoid?
Chrysler 200: 2015. Honda Accord Hybrid: 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Chrysler 200 and the Honda Accord Hybrid?
The largest complaint group on the Chrysler 200 is Electrical System (1,220 complaints); on the Honda Accord Hybrid it is Electrical System (828).
Is the Chrysler 200 or the Honda Accord Hybrid cheaper to own?
A recent used Chrysler 200 prices at about $13,900 and a Honda Accord Hybrid at about $28,100, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.