Freightliner Century Class
Owners filed 14 complaints across 20 model years of the Freightliner Century Class. The 2005 drew the most (5); the 2017 the fewest (0).
Model years20
Complaints14
Recalls40
Fires2
Deaths0
Every Freightliner Century Class model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 | — | — | Steering › Rack and Pinion | Routine | |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Freightliner Century Class years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system › emission control. It carries 4 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.