FaultScore

Worst years for a Workhorse W22

Owners have filed 370 complaints about the Workhorse W22 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2009. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Workhorse W22

130 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

2001 Workhorse W22

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Workhorse W22 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.

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
2009 2 0 0 Electrical System
2008 4 0 0 Brakes
2007 6 0 0 Brakes
2006 8 0 1 16,000 Brakes
2005 C 22 0 2 19,005 Brakes
2004 D 107 0 3 21,960 Brakes
2003 D 130 1 10 20,000 Brakes
2002 D 76 1 6 20,250 Brakes
2001 B 14 0 1 27,000 Brakes
2000 1 0 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Workhorse W22

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

Brakes 318 85.9%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 11 3.0%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 9 2.4%

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 6 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Suspension 5 1.4%

Worst in 2002

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.1%

Worst in 2002

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 0.8%

Worst in 2004

Lights 3 0.8%

Worst in 2004

Equipment & Accessories 3 0.8%

Worst in 2004

Steering 2 0.5%

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 0.5%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 1 0.3%

Worst in 2004

Tires 1 0.3%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 1 0.3%

Worst in 2004

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Workhorse W22, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2004 peak 17 Jul 2023

Compare the Workhorse W22

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