Worst years for a Freightliner Conventional
Owners have filed 117 complaints about the Freightliner Conventional with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2018. More of them are about the tires than anything else.
Avoid
1993 Freightliner Conventional27 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
1999 Freightliner Conventional11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Freightliner Conventional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2008 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2007 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 2002 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2001 | — | 9 | 0 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 2000 | D | 14 | 2 | 4 | — | Tires |
| 1999 | B | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1997 | D | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1996 | — | 8 | 0 | 4 | — | Electrical System |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1994 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1993 | D | 27 | 0 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 1991 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1990 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1989 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1984 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Freightliner Conventional
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Worst in 1995
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Freightliner Conventional, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Freightliner Conventional
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.