Peterbilt 379
Owners filed 60 complaints across 25 model years of the Peterbilt 379. The 2000 drew the most (12).
Which Peterbilt 379 years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Peterbilt 379 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 Peterbilt 379 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Switch/Wiring | Routine | |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | Fuel System, Diesel › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 | — | — | Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 6 | 4 | — | — | Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing | Routine | |
| 2000 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch | Routine | |
| 1999 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 1998 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | Routine | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | Wheels › Hub | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs | Routine | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.