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Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2018 and 2022. Best years: 2019 and 2021.
The 2018 and 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2018 has 223 complaints (25 for each year on the road) and 2022 has 116 complaints (23 for each year on the road), against a median of 8 a year across the 8 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2018 is hybrid system (118 reports).
- 339complaints
- 12recall campaigns
- 2model years with a page
Newest report Sep 16, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2018
Most reported: hybrid system (118 reports, median 19,475 miles) and stalling (46 reports, median 8,000 miles).
2022
Most reported: stalling (64 reports, median 19,063 miles) and hybrid system (35 reports, median 23,756 miles).
Best years
2019
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2021
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2018 has the most complaints of any Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid year here: 223 of 339 (66%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem moves around from year to year. Hybrid system leads in 1 of the 2 model years and has the most reports overall, 153. Pooled across the years, half of the 52 owners who gave a mileage for hybrid system were under about 20,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 5% of Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2018, 15 of its 223 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- 1 of the 2 model years where owners report hybrid system have a recall on the same system: 2018. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2023 at 80 and have dropped every year since, to 10 in 2025. So far in 2026, 3 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2017 (79), 2019 (45), 2020 (58), 2021 (26), 2023 (40), 2024 (26).
Year by year
2022 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid avoid
116 owner complaints, 23 for each year on the road (2.7 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (64 reports, median 19,063 miles), hybrid system (35 reports, median 23,756 miles) and misfire (20 reports, median 16,500 miles). 2 reports involved a crash. 10 recalls, including 26V-362 on the electrical system and 23V-010 on the electrical system.
2018 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid avoid
223 owner complaints, 25 for each year on the road (2.9 times the model median). Most reported: hybrid system (118 reports, median 19,475 miles), stalling (46 reports, median 8,000 miles) and dead battery (34 reports, median 4,500 miles). 3 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. 2 recalls, including 24V-536 on the hybrid system and 18V-524 on the electrical system.
Questions
What Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid years should you avoid?
The 2018 and 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2018 has 223 complaints (25 for each year on the road) and 2022 has 116 complaints (23 for each year on the road), against a median of 8 a year across the 8 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2018 is hybrid system (118 reports).
What are the best years for the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid?
The 2019 and 2021 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2019 has 45 (6 a year) and 2021 has 26 (4 a year).
What is the most common problem on the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid?
Hybrid system, with 153 reports across the 2 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2018.
How many recalls does the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid have?
12 recall campaigns cover the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid model years 2018 to 2022 on this site. NHTSA files recalls for the Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid under the base model, so these are the base model's recalls.
How many Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
5% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2018 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for hybrid system on the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid?
On 1 of the 2 model years where owners report it: 2018.