2011 Chrysler Town and Country

Showing the 2011 Town and Country Touring. We haven't verified this trim's engine; the numbers below cover every version of this model year. Every version

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Fuel economy
20 mpgcombined; city 17, highway 25; every version of this model year
Five years of fuel
$16,240U.S. average; Ohio $14,510 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026
NHTSA overall safety rating
Not ratedlowest across the versions NHTSA tested
Recall campaigns
3over its history; check a VIN for open ones
Owner complaints
773filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2011 Town and Country. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 773 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Town and Country. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by part of the car
PartComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical system523261
Engine107020
Fuel/propulsion system106110
Unknown or other58101
Service brakes51120
Power train39001
Structure37026
Air bags246110
Steering21000
Electronic stability control (ESC)18100
Exterior lighting17000
Vehicle speed control16110
16 more parts
Visibility12000
Seats9105
Seat belts8203
Suspension8000
Visibility/wiper7000
Wheels6000
Back over prevention5000
Engine and engine cooling5000
Service brakes, hydraulic5000
Equipment4000
Fuel system, gasoline4000
Equipment adaptive/mobility3000
Lane departure3000
Latches/locks/linkages3000
Tires3100
Forward collision avoidance1000

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

  1. 2006486
  2. 2009707
  3. 20101,556
  4. 2011773
  5. 2012634
  6. 2013681
  7. 2014636
  8. 2015383
  9. 2016527

Every Town and Country year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2011 Town and Country over its history. Campaigns are matched by model and year, so each one may apply to a given car, and its repair may already be done: check a VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup for the open recalls on that exact car.

Equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement

NHTSA campaign 25V876000 · reported Dec 17, 2025 · 86 vehicles potentially affected

Rollx Vans (Rollx) is recalling certain GMC Yukon, Sierra, Chevrolet Express 2500, Ford Transit, E-250, Toyota Sienna, Sienna Hybrid, Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Town and Country, Voyager, Pacifica, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Ram Promaster vehicles equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. Please refer to Rollx's recall report for specific model year information. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

Risk: An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Rollx will work with Q'Straint to inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 5, 2026. Owners may contact Rollx's customer service at 1-800-956-6668.

NHTSA's record and documents

Electrical system

NHTSA campaign 14V234000 · reported May 7, 2014 · 644,757 vehicles potentially affected

Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles manufactured August 25, 2010, through October 31, 2013. The affected vehicles may experience overheating of the vent window switch in the driver's door armrest.

Risk: An overheated switch may result in a vehicle fire.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the vent window switch with a newer version, free of charge. The owner notification letter was issued and the remedy campaign launched on on December 31, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P25.

NHTSA's record and documents

Steering: column

NHTSA campaign 11V315000 · reported Jun 8, 2011 · 11,096 vehicles potentially affected

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011DODGE JOURNEY, JEEP WRANGLER, CHRYSLER 200, CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE, DODGE AVENGER, DODGE NITRO, JEEP LIBERTY, DODGE CALIBER, JEEP COMPASS, JEEP PATRIOT, DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED STEERING COLUMN PIVOT RIVET.

Risk: A MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED RIVET COULD COMPROMISE THE ABILITY OF THE STEERING COLUMN TO SUPPORT THE OCCUPANT LOADS IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH, DECREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRONTAL IMPACT SAFETY SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE CONDITION MAY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR RIVET PRESENCE AND ALIGNMENT AND REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN PIVOT AS REQUIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA's record and documents

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 169 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2011 Town and Country, the latest on Nov 18, 2025. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: electrical system (56), equipment (46), power train (30), structure (27), engine and engine cooling (17).

NHTSA defect investigations

Opening an investigation isn't a finding of a defect. Outcomes are as NHTSA's summary states them. A recall is shown as an investigation's outcome only where NHTSA's summary names it; other recalls NHTSA's file lists with it are marked as listed, not caused.

InvestigationPartOpenedStatus
Preliminary evaluation PE19014
Active Head Rest Inadvertent Deployment · covers 4 makes
SeatsSep 9, 2019Closed Feb 25, 2026
NHTSA's record and documents
Defect petition DP14004
Totally Integrated Power Module Failure · covers 4 makes
Electrical systemSep 25, 2014Closed Jul 24, 2015
NHTSA's summary names recall 14V530000, 15V115000
NHTSA's record and documents

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2011 Town and Country.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Used ones for sale

See used 2011 Chrysler Town and Countrys for sale on: Autotrader · CarMax

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Specs

EPA class: minivan. Each version EPA tested:

VersionEngineTransmissionFuelCity / hwy / comb
Town and Country
Front-Wheel Drive
3.6 L, 6 cylAutomatic 6-spdRegular Gasoline or E8517 / 25 / 20

Sources and dates

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data