Honda Accord vs Chrysler 200: which is more reliable?
The Honda Accord and the Chrysler 200 are level on the federal record — 66/100 against 69/100 across the years we score. Which one to buy is decided by the model year, not the badge.
The record, side by side
Honda Accord
- 14 model years scored
- 8,179 owner complaints on record
- about 72 complaints per year on the road
- 71 recall campaigns, 60 safety-critical
- best year 2024 (86/100) · worst 2018 (30/100)
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)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Accord against 200
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
Honda Accord
- Electrical System — 2,005 complaints
- Engine — 1,493 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 1,106 complaints
Chrysler 200
- Electrical System — 1,220 complaints
- Engine — 1,207 complaints
- Power Train — 866 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
Honda Accord — avoid: 2013, 2018, 2019.
Chrysler 200 — avoid: 2015.
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 Honda Accord prices at about $25,800 and a Chrysler 200 at about $13,900 — the Chrysler 200 is roughly $11,900 less, and they return 32.0 against 27.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Honda Accord or the Chrysler 200 more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Chrysler 200 scores 69/100 against the Honda Accord's 66/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Honda Accord and Chrysler 200 years should I avoid?
Honda Accord: 2013, 2018, 2019. Chrysler 200: 2015. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Honda Accord and the Chrysler 200?
The largest complaint group on the Honda Accord is Electrical System (2,005 complaints); on the Chrysler 200 it is Electrical System (1,220).
Is the Honda Accord or the Chrysler 200 cheaper to own?
A recent used Honda Accord prices at about $25,800 and a Chrysler 200 at about $13,900, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.