FaultScore

Fleetwood Wilderness vs Volvo VNL

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Fleetwood Wilderness Volvo VNL
Complaints on file 71 176
Model years covered 1984–2007 1998–2023
Worst model year 2007
Best model year 2006
Crashes reported 4 17
Fires reported 5 17
Injuries reported 3 10
Deaths reported 4 0
Most complained-about part Equipment & Accessories Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm 22.5% 25%

Fleetwood Wilderness by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Body & Structure 15 21.1%
Suspension 11 15.5%
Tires 7 9.9%
Brakes 5 7.0%
Electrical System 4 5.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.4%

Volvo VNL by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Suspension 38 21.6%
Steering 27 15.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 16 9.1%
Engine & Cooling 15 8.5%
Electrical System 12 6.8%
Brakes 12 6.8%
Body & Structure 10 5.7%
Lights 9 5.1%