Kenworth C500
Owners filed 5 complaints across 35 model years of the Kenworth C500. The 2012 drew the most (1); the 2025 the fewest (0).
Model years35
Complaints5
Recalls118
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Kenworth C500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Wiring | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 7 | — | — | Trailer Hitches | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Kenworth C500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2012 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the wheels. It carries 3 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.