Worst years for a Freightliner Cascadia
Owners have filed 400 complaints about the Freightliner Cascadia with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2026. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.
Avoid
2019 Freightliner Cascadia53 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.
Cleanest on record
2024 Freightliner Cascadia27 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Freightliner Cascadia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2025 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 2024 | C | 27 | 1 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | C | 18 | 2 | 3 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | C | 21 | 4 | 0 | 148,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | D | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2020 | F | 47 | 6 | 0 | 51,600 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | F | 53 | 7 | 3 | 42,500 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2018 | D | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | Lights |
| 2017 | C | 11 | 4 | 0 | 240,000 | Steering |
| 2016 | C | 22 | 2 | 7 | 313,882 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | D | 22 | 2 | 2 | 25,000 | Electrical System |
| 2014 | C | 20 | 0 | 4 | 495,989 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 231,000 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | C | 27 | 1 | 6 | 585,000 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | C | 22 | 3 | 0 | 500,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | C | 18 | 1 | 2 | 322,890 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | C | 24 | 0 | 3 | 275,316 | Steering |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 598,000 | Steering |
| 2007 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2006 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Freightliner Cascadia
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2012
Worst in 2024
Worst in 2011
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2021
Worst in 2019
Worst in 2012
Worst in 2011
Worst in 2019
Exactly what failed on a Freightliner Cascadia
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Freightliner Cascadia, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Freightliner Cascadia problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Freightliner Cascadia
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.