International Harvester 3800
Owners filed 40 complaints across 11 model years of the International Harvester 3800. The 2000 drew the most (9).
Which International Harvester 3800 years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 International Harvester 3800 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 International Harvester 3800 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | — | — | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump | Routine | |
| 1999 | 9 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump | Routine | |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Structure | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Electrical System › Wiring | Routine | |
| 1995 | 8 | 4 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan | Routine | |
| 1994 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | Power Train › Clutch Assembly | Routine | |
| 1993 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.