Kenworth T800
Owners filed 33 complaints across 36 model years of the Kenworth T800. The 2006 drew the most (4); the 2025 the fewest (0).
Model years36
Complaints33
Recalls311
Fires7
Deaths0
Every Kenworth T800 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 1 | 11 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 10 | — | — | Visibility | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 13 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 19 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 25 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 21 | — | — | Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly | Routine | |
| 2006 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 10 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1999 | 4 | 12 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air › Antilock | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 9 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | Steering › Linkages | Routine | |
| 1994 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Kenworth T800 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 4 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 13 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.