Freightliner MT problems

Owners have filed 39 complaints about the Freightliner MT with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2002. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Every Freightliner MT 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.

25 9 3 2

98 00 01 02

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Median miles	Most reported
2002	—	2	—	Brakes
2001	—	3	—	Body & Structure
2000	—	9	—	Transmission & Drivetrain
1998	—	25	—	Suspension

What breaks on a Freightliner MT

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

Suspension 10 25.6%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 6 15.4%

Worst in 1998

Equipment & Accessories 5 12.8%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 4 10.3%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 3 7.7%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 7.7%

Worst in 2000

Steering 2 5.1%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 2 5.1%

Worst in 2002

Fuel & Propulsion 2 5.1%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.6%

Worst in 2000

Lights 1 2.6%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Freightliner MT, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 1995 peak 16 Jan 2001

Compare the Freightliner MT

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

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