Freightliner Century
Owners filed 53 complaints across 19 model years of the Freightliner Century. The 2000 drew the most (15); the 2013 the fewest (0).
Model years19
Complaints53
Recalls104
Fires2
Deaths0
Every Freightliner Century model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 6 | 8 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | — | — | Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger/Bracket | Routine | |
| 2000 | 15 | 6 | — | — | Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger,bracket | Routine | |
| 1999 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | Routine | |
| 1998 | 9 | 5 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1997 | 4 | 4 | — | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Freightliner Century years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 15 complaints concentrated in the suspension › front › springs › leaf spring assembly › hanger,bracket. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.