Buyer Research

2022 Chrysler 300 — Should You Buy One?

Typical asking price: $25,000–$34,000. This is one of the more reliable vehicles in its class — here's what to watch for anyway.

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Kestrel Take

Five complaints. Two are crashes where the airbags did not fire, and two are one person describing an alternator failure on a 2019 they no longer own, filed under the wrong year. That leaves a record that says almost nothing about the 2022 300, and we will not pretend otherwise: five filings is not a reliability rating in either direction. What the record does hold is two recalls, both for TPMS sensors whose batteries die early (22V504 and 22V808) — a nuisance and a compliance matter, not a safety failure. Worth knowing: the side-curtain airbag recall that dogs the 2018–2021 cars stops at 2021, so a 2022 is outside it. Mechanically this is the same 3.6L or 5.7L and ZF eight-speed as the last five years, so the faults to check for come from those pages — the Uconnect screen, the Pentastar oil-filter housing — rather than from anything filed against this year. Buy on the paperwork and the test drive, with both TPMS recalls closed on the VIN.

What we checked

Checked against public records, 2026-09-25

NHTSA holds 5 owner complaints for the 2022 Chrysler 300, and 2 recall campaigns.

That is too small a record to read a pattern from, so we are not going to pretend otherwise — with numbers this low one owner moves the percentage by a lot. What has been filed is grouped under airbags (2), the transmission and drivetrain (1), electrics and electronics (1). Treat those as things to look at, not as the vehicle's known weaknesses. A thin file usually means few of these were sold or few owners filed. It is not evidence the vehicle is trouble-free, and the issues below are our own research rather than a reading of this record.

2 recall campaigns cover this model year. Recalls are repaired free, for any owner, with no time limit on most safety campaigns — but only if someone books it in. Ask the seller to show it was done, or have any dealer check the VIN; it takes them a couple of minutes and costs nothing.

Counts come from the NHTSA complaint and recall database — free, public, and worth checking yourself.

Known Issues for the 2022 Chrysler 300

Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.

TPMS sensor batteries die early — two recalls, and a tyre-pressure light that means nothing until they are doneLow

Recalls 22V504 and 22V808 both cover 2022 300s: the tyre-pressure monitoring sensors were built with batteries that can fail prematurely, so a sensor goes silent and the system cannot warn you of a low tyre. Worse, a TPMS warning already lit by a dead sensor masks a real puncture. Dealers inspect and replace the sensors free; the second campaign widened the first, and letters went out August and December 2022. Check both on the VIN. If the TPMS lamp is on when you start the car, or shows a dash instead of a pressure for one wheel, the sensors have not been done — and a set of four outside the recall is a few hundred dollars.

Repair cost: $0 with the recall — verify it was performed; $200–$500 for four sensors outside it

Source: 2 NHTSA recall campaigns on this model year.

Uconnect 8.4 touchscreen delamination and ghost touches — the 2018–2019 fault to check for on this yearMedium

Nothing has been filed against the 2022 for it, but the 2018 record is nearly half this one part: the touchscreen's top layer separates from the glass and the head unit starts pressing its own buttons — heat changing, radio hopping, calls being hung up, the backup camera blanking. Later cars use the same family of unit and there is no reason to assume it was cured, so check. In daylight look for bubbles or a rainbow edge on the screen; then leave the car idling with your hands off for a full minute and watch whether anything changes by itself. A replacement unit is four figures at a dealer and less from a rebuilder.

Repair cost (estimate): $400–$1,800 for a replacement head unit

Source: not yet checked against public records.

Pentastar 3.6L oil-filter housing can crack and leak oil down the back of the engineMedium

A known weak point across the 3.6L's whole run: the plastic oil-filter housing and cooler assembly sits at the top of the engine under the intake manifold, and it cracks with heat cycles. It shows as a hot-oil smell after a drive, a wet valley under the intake, and eventually a low oil level. Not on this year's public record, so it goes here as something to inspect for rather than a finding. Shine a light under the intake at the back of the engine and look for fresh oil; ask whether the housing has been replaced, and if it has, whether with the aluminium aftermarket part.

Repair cost (estimate): $500–$1,200 for the housing and gaskets

Source: not yet checked against public records.

Walk-Away Red Flags

✗TPMS warning lit at start-up, or one wheel showing a dash instead of a pressure
✗Touchscreen with a bubbled or rainbow-edged surface, or settings that change by themselves
✗Hot-oil smell after the test drive or fresh oil under the intake manifold
✗Seller who cannot show either TPMS recall closed on the VIN

Good Signs

✓Both TPMS recalls shown complete on the NHTSA VIN lookup
✓All four tyre pressures displayed on the dash within a minute of driving off
✓Touchscreen that sits still through a full minute at idle with hands off
✓Dry valley under the intake manifold on a flashlight check
✓Oil and transmission fluid changes documented on schedule with receipts