Peterbilt 520
Owners filed 4 complaints across 37 model years of the Peterbilt 520. The 2020 drew the most (3); the 2026 the fewest (0).
Model years37
Complaints4
Recalls97
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Peterbilt 520 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 3 | 12 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Peterbilt 520 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 12 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.