FaultScore

Peterbilt 388 problems

Owners have filed 36 complaints about the Peterbilt 388 with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2015. More of them are about the tires than anything else.

Every Peterbilt 388 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.

12 14 15
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
2015 7 0 0 73,000 Wheels
2014 28 10 0 142,000 Tires
2012 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a Peterbilt 388

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

Tires 14 38.9%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 11 30.6%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 5 13.9%

Worst in 2014

Engine & Cooling 2 5.6%

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 2 5.6%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.8%

Worst in 2014

Other & Unspecified 1 2.8%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Peterbilt 388, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2013 peak 25 Aug 2024

Compare the Peterbilt 388

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