Freightliner Century

Owners filed 53 complaints across 19 model years of the Freightliner Century. The 2000 drew the most (15).

Model years19
Complaints53
Recalls104
Fires2
Deaths0

Which Freightliner Century years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Freightliner Century model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Freightliner Century model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20130
1———Routine
20120
2———Routine
20110
9———Routine
20100
11———Routine
20090
12———Routine
20081
9——Power TrainRoutine
20070
9———Routine
20066
8——Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling SystemRoutine
20052
2——TiresRoutine
20042
3——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20034
21—Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator PedalRoutine
20020
1———Routine
20014
4——Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger/BracketRoutine
200015
6——Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger,bracketRoutine
19996
71—Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorRoutine
19989
5——Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherRoutine
19974
4——EquipmentRoutine
19960
7———Routine
19950
2———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.