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.
| 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.
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2020
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2012
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2008
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2006
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Freightliner Business Class M2, by the month it reached NHTSA.
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.