FaultScore

Freightliner Business Class M2 problems

Owners have filed 62 complaints about the Freightliner Business Class M2 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2025. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Freightliner Business Class M2 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
2025 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2023 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2022 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2021 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2020 8 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2017 1 1 0 Brakes
2016 1 0 0 Brakes
2015 4 0 0 Electrical System
2012 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2009 2 0 0 Brakes
2008 3 0 0 Electrical System
2007 4 0 1 Brakes
2006 11 0 1 5,896 Brakes
2005 10 1 0 48,500 Brakes
2004 8 1 1 133,000 Brakes
2003 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Freightliner Business Class M2

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

Brakes 16 25.8%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 12 19.4%

Worst in 2020

Engine & Cooling 5 8.1%

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 5 8.1%

Worst in 2005

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 6.5%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 4 6.5%

Worst in 2015

Suspension 4 6.5%

Worst in 2004

Steering 3 4.8%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 2 3.2%

Worst in 2006

Lights 2 3.2%

Worst in 2012

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.2%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.6%

Worst in 2008

Wheels 1 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Seats 1 1.6%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Freightliner Business Class M2, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2004 peak 10 Jan 2026

Compare the Freightliner Business Class M2

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