Overview & Reviews

After a complete overhaul last year and a new name (it used to be the Sebring), the Chrysler 200 heads into 2012 with no significant changes.

• Composed ride and handling
• Strong V6 engine
• Available convertible model.
• Lots of features for the price

• Smaller than many of its rivals
• Some behind-the-times electronics.
• Smallish trunk

User Reviews:

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  Great Car - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By Terrence M Healy - January 22 - 10:33 am

  This has a Hyundai 2.4 Liter 4 cylinder Really good motor and a Hyundai 6 speed transmission. Run synthetic, do the maintenance and this car will go 400k

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  Never will own again!! - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By Nikki - January 12 - 6:34 pm

  This car is junk!!! I will NEVER own another Chrysler vehicle AGAIN!!! I cannot believe I wasted my money on this piece of garbage!! I would rather drive a GM car any day!! This car is WAY behind in technology compared to GM and its a very ugly car. And the trunk is teeny tiny. It looks like the back end was smashed in. Im so glad I got rid of it and went back to GM cars.

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  Great Little Car - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By Leonora - December 17 - 9:57 am

  I bought my car from Carvana with 32000 miles. So far, in the four months of owning it, I have made no repairs. The sound system is great. Passengers constantly remark about the nice bass. It is a comfy car that handles speed bumps and pit holes fairly well. I enjoy driving it. I also have no difficulty recognizing it in a parking lot- as the lovely white paint is still in great condition.

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  averaged- not the quality I was expecting - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By Lorri C - October 28 - 12:42 pm

  I actually sought this car out it was everything I was looking for. I purchased my 2012 200 Limited convertible in April 2015 with under 30,000 miles on it for $21,800.00 (a bit over priced but at the time I was ok with it). We test drove it at high speed on the highway, with top down and up, as a driver and a passenger. Since we travel one of the top things I was looking/listening for was noise, and the only noise at the time was a small wind coming through the rear driver’s side window- I decided to deal with it since it wasn’t in my ear as a passenger, proving I’m not unreasonable. Then the fun began. I used to have a 2008 Mercury Sable Premier, so I was spoiled. Even though they were both priced at almost $30,000 new, the 200 has nothing on the Sable. I have had several issues since buying it and after several trips to the dealer I’m left with ‘It’s normal’. The top squeaks when it’s up, sometimes worse that others and after a rain I can NOT put my windows down without a flood of water coming in… consistently. Not drips either. The drives side window would catch on the trim but they adjusted that. I have a bad wind noise in the car now, not sure where the hell that cam from but… IT’S NORMAL! During this process I had been emailing Chrysler and they were getting back to me and following up regularly. After I got the final exam done on the car with the same ‘it’s normal for a convertible’ I then responded to Chrysler telling them I expected more for a 30,000.00. They did talk to the dealership and agreed… here’s a quote. “ they drove your vehicle and found the noise was the air rush on the outside of that car that would be due to it being a convertible. It is a normal noise. He stated you may experience a creek noise as it will move due to it being a convertible. They found no water or air leaks. He stated there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. He stated the body shop adjusted the windows. Some water will come in when the windows are put down. This is a normal condition when dealing with a convertible sports top. After thoroughly reviewing your request and the files on this matter, we respectfully concur with the decision rendered by the dealership.” So I’ve owned a had top and a soft top, the hard top was a Mercedes so I can let that slide but the soft top was either 96’ or 97’ Sebring. I wanted a better car and a quieter car which is why I got the hard top AND the Limited. What a waste of money! I could have spent less money and got the same quality. Other issues: Delay in transmission- after you accelerate then let off the gas it will hesitates and drag back down. I was also told this is normal. Uncomfortable- even if it’s listed as ‘premium’ leather. Navigation- Pain in the butt. Gas millage- not so good I wish it had memory seats and retractable gas peddle (I, only 411") Pros: Drives nice, little actual road noise, takes bumps well Tight steering Looks nice Heat and air work well Heated seats go up the back

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  2012 200 V6 - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By Alexandria - September 25 - 2:39 pm

  I bought this car almost exactly one year ago. Its been in for repair way more than a car as new as it is with as low miles as it has. Cylinder head back in February. Then they rebuilt the transmission in May, brought it back in July because it was doing the same thing but they supposedly didnt find anything, then because it obviously didnt change brought it back in August they replaced a valve in the transmission, September the torque converter(which is something I told them to look at the second time they didnt find anything) AND the Cylinder head AGAIN. Its all under the extended warranty that THANK GOD I purchased. I bought it with 53K miles, it now has 70K miles. A car in my opinion should not need all those major repairs with those miles. Plus I kept asking them to look at the torque converter The buying exp. was terrible too, I was pressured into buying the car and he didnt give me a chance to look at many other vehicles. Outside of the major repair issues I love the car. I think its sharp looking, rides smoothly when its working, has great features and amazing power. Around 290HP is pretty awesome plus gets GREAT gas mileage for a V6. I love the LED lights around the headlights and the taillights too.

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  Love the car, hate the mpg. - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By jcp03 - May 24 - 10:55 pm

  This car is beautiful inside and out. It is really, really fun to drive. I would say it is a cream puff. However, the part that is disappointing is the mileage. The mileage is terrible on this car. The very best we did on the highway was 22mpg. It seems like for a smaller car the mileage should be much better.

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  Ok for the price but beware. - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By jamcas2 - May 23 - 9:13 am

  My car was bought in Jan of 2012. Since then I have kept the car well maintained. Having an oil leak I thought the people that did my oil changes messed up the oil plug. It turned out to be the engine oil seal. The dealership told me this is a common problem. Also at 26K miles my tires went bad. For this car being able to get tires with warranty at 100K miles this is bad. I was told the tires were not balanced. They were factory tires but are not covered. Also make sure you check your alignment often as this destroyed my front tires. I can now see the quality difference between Chrysler and Toyota. I owned my Toyota Corolla for 8 years no problem. Can not say the same about my Chrysler.

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  fantastic car to drive - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By pierre11 - July 26 - 5:21 am

  I have had this car for 2 months and love this car,s handling and options. The engine is fast and effortless when accelerating. Feels like i am driving a expensive sport car. The sound system and navigation is fantastic and easy to use. I store all my cd,s in the hard drive. they are all automatically filed in different categories in the hard drive. The sound is fantastic. Great car for the money. I am fully satisfied with this car. Traded in a Lexus es 330 and enjoy driving this car a lot more than my Lexus that I traded in.

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  Nice, but depends on your preference - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By tman24 - June 7 - 12:39 pm

  I have had the car for a year now, and mine has 26k on it. I like the design and standard features of the car(especially for $18k). I havent had any real problems with it, and it still drives like it did when I got it. I will say that the transmission is rough, but I am a car person, so I looked up the gear ratios and noticed how far apart they are from first to second gear and that seems to be the reason. This should only affect the 4cyl because of its lower power. My fiance has a 4cyl toyota corolla which does the same thing, so I think it is normal. I would have rather gotten the v6 for the power, but everything else is good.

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  Too many problems for a new car - 2012 Chrysler 200
  By asalyer1 - February 12 - 2:27 pm

  I purchased my Chrysler 200 in January 2012 it was my first new car purchase. I have to say Ive had fewer problems with the used cars Ive owned. My 200 currently has just over 30,000 miles my first service visit was right after I purchased it my key fob didnt work right you had to be within 5 feet of the car and press the button sometimes multiple times it turned out to be a lose coupler I had to take it in 3 times to get that fixed. Next was some nylon string unraveling from bellow the steering wheel. Then I had a knocking in the steering colum that has been fixed multiple times and lastly I just had the heater core and the radiator replaced due to heater failure!