Peterbilt 386
Owners filed 12 complaints across 16 model years of the Peterbilt 386. The 2008 drew the most (4).
Which Peterbilt 386 years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Peterbilt 386 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 386 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Visibility | Routine | |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.