How many miles will a 1998 Chrysler Town & Country last?
Half of the 111 NHTSA owner complaints on the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country that list mileage came after 96,000 miles, and 1 in 10 after 164,000 miles. NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026 holds 296 complaints on this model year; each mileage is the odometer when an owner reported a safety problem, not how long the vehicle lasted.
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How many miles will a 1998 Town & Country last?
The 111 mileages owners gave run from 3,000 to 300,000 miles. A quarter are at or under 69,400 miles, half at or under 97,000, three quarters at or under 142,000 and nine in ten at or under 165,000; 53 (48%) came after 100,000 miles, 19 (17%) after 150,000 and 5 (5%) after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 1998 Town & Country wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 3,000 miles |
| 25th percentile | 69,400 miles |
| Median (50th percentile) | 97,000 miles |
| 75th percentile | 142,000 miles |
| 90th percentile | 165,000 miles |
| Highest mileage listed | 300,000 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 53 (48%) |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | 19 (17%) |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | 5 (5%) |
Every model year together: Half of the 7,867 NHTSA owner complaints on the Chrysler Town & Country that list mileage came after 69,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Chrysler Town & Country last? →
Common problems with the 1998 Town & Country
NHTSA's file holds 296 owner complaints on the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country. Owners named engine cooling most often: 67 complaints, and half of the 30 that list a mileage came after 81,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 67 | 30 | 81,475 |
| Electrical System | 62 | 32 | 132,000 |
| Air Bags | 45 | 10 | 85,000 |
| Power Train | 30 | 9 | 69,000 |
| Steering | 30 | 13 | 72,150 |
Of the 296 complaints, 12 report a crash, 20 report a fire and 9 report an injury (11 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 1998 Town & Country a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 1998 is a good or a bad Town & Country: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 1998 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 296 complaints, the 1998 ranks 18th of the 27 Chrysler Town & Country model years from 1990 to 2016 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2008 (1,939). The fewest: the 1990 (13).
Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Town & Country | 13 | 2 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1991 Town & Country | 25 | 7 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1992 Town & Country | 135 | 19 | 119,969 |
| 1993 Town & Country | 214 | 25 | 125,000 |
| 1994 Town & Country | 154 | 14 | 145,000 |
| 1995 Town & Country | 58 | 8 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1996 Town & Country | 938 | 99 | 94,000 |
| 1997 Town & Country | 388 | 89 | 97,000 |
| 1998 (this page) | 296 | 111 | 97,000 |
| 1999 Town & Country | 362 | 167 | 88,800 |
| 2000 Town & Country | 306 | 168 | 80,000 |
| 2001 Town & Country | 462 | 287 | 65,049 |
| 2002 Town & Country | 404 | 274 | 54,500 |
| 2003 Town & Country | 245 | 188 | 60,000 |
| 2004 Town & Country | 167 | 146 | 71,000 |
| 2005 Town & Country | 857 | 705 | 65,000 |
| 2006 Town & Country | 486 | 422 | 58,000 |
| 2007 Town & Country | 242 | 209 | 66,000 |
| 2008 Town & Country | 1,939 | 1,250 | 70,000 |
| 2009 Town & Country | 707 | 412 | 75,000 |
| 2010 Town & Country | 1,556 | 1,064 | 74,000 |
| 2011 Town & Country | 773 | 553 | 67,800 |
| 2012 Town & Country | 634 | 371 | 70,000 |
| 2013 Town & Country | 681 | 359 | 65,000 |
| 2014 Town & Country | 636 | 390 | 66,000 |
| 2015 Town & Country | 383 | 228 | 68,500 |
| 2016 Town & Country | 527 | 300 | 70,000 |
Every Town & Country year compared on NHTSA’s complaints and recalls: Chrysler Town & Country years to avoid →
1998 Chrysler Town & Country recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 10 recall campaigns that name the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country (5 vehicle campaigns and 5 equipment or tire campaigns that name this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
| Campaign | Report received | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 10E034000 | Aug 10, 2010 | EQUIPMENT |
| 07E104000 | Dec 11, 2007 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR |
| 06E022000 | Mar 13, 2006 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| 04V480000 | Oct 6, 2004 | AIR BAGS |
| 03E053000 | Oct 24, 2003 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 1998 Town & Country lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 1998 Town & Country.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 185 of the 296 complaints on the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA names counted: TOWN AND COUNTRY, TOWN AND COUNTRY LWB and TOWN&COUNTRY LWB. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only these.
- Recall-file name matched: TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
1998 Chrysler Town & Country questions
How many miles will a 1998 Chrysler Town & Country last?
Half of the 111 NHTSA owner complaints on the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country that list mileage came after 96,000 miles, and 1 in 10 after 164,000 miles. Of the 111 complaints on the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country that list mileage, the middle half came between 69,000 and 142,000 miles; 53 (48%) came after 100,000 miles, 19 (17%) after 150,000 and 5 (5%) after 200,000. These are mileages at a reported problem, not a lifespan: the file holds no 1998 Town & Country that never had one.
What are the most common 1998 Chrysler Town & Country problems?
NHTSA's file holds 296 owner complaints on the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country. Owners named engine cooling most often: 67 complaints, and half of the 30 that list a mileage came after 81,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 296 complaints, 12 report a crash, 20 report a fire and 9 report an injury (11 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 1998 is a good or a bad Town & Country: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 1998 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 296 complaints, the 1998 ranks 18th of the 27 Chrysler Town & Country model years from 1990 to 2016 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2008 (1,939). The fewest: the 1990 (13).
How many recalls does the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 10 recall campaigns that name the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country (5 vehicle campaigns and 5 equipment or tire campaigns that name this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
How do I check a used 1998 Chrysler Town & Country before buying?
Take the 17-character VIN from the vehicle and compare the odometer with the readings on file for it: title transfers, inspections and auction sales record the mileage on the day. VIN Lookup (free-vin-lookup.com) sells the original ClearVIN PDF for $14.99 (3 reports for $29.99, 5 for $44.99): odometer readings, title brands and auction records on file for the VIN. Check the VIN before buying a used 1998 Chrysler Town & Country.