FaultScore

Blue Bird School BUS problems

Owners have filed 50 complaints about the Blue Bird School BUS with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2001. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Every Blue Bird School BUS year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2001 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 3 0 1 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1998 3 0 0 Body & Structure
1997 4 0 0 Body & Structure
1996 9 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 12 0 0 Body & Structure
1993 10 0 2 Electrical System
1992 1 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1991 1 0 0 Electrical System
1987 1 0 1 Brakes
1986 2 0 1 Electrical System
1985 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
1984 1 1 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Blue Bird School BUS

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Body & Structure 11 22.0%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 7 14.0%

Worst in 1993

Engine & Cooling 5 10.0%

Worst in 1993

Brakes 5 10.0%

Worst in 1993

Fuel & Propulsion 5 10.0%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 10.0%

Worst in 1996

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 6.0%

Worst in 1996

Suspension 2 4.0%

Worst in 1993

Lights 2 4.0%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.0%

Worst in 1992

Seat Belts 1 2.0%

Worst in 1995

Seats 1 2.0%

Worst in 1986

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1 2.0%

Worst in 1997

Other & Unspecified 1 2.0%

Worst in 1985

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Blue Bird School BUS, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 1995 peak 16 Aug 2014

Compare the Blue Bird School BUS

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.