Freightliner MT-45

Owners filed 6 complaints across 20 model years of the Freightliner MT-45. The 2002 drew the most (2).

Model years20
Complaints6
Recalls41
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Freightliner MT-45 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Freightliner MT-45 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 MT-45 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20140
2———Routine
20130
1———Routine
20120
1———Routine
20110
1———Routine
20100
2———Routine
20090
3———Routine
20081
2——SuspensionRoutine
20070
3———Routine
20060
1———Routine
20050
2———Routine
20040
3———Routine
20030
2———Routine
20022
1——Structure › Body › HoodRoutine
20011
3——Fuel System, GasolineRoutine
20002
5——Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection SystemRoutine
19990
2———Routine
19980
2———Routine
19970
2———Routine
19960
2———Routine
19950
1———Routine

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