Sterling A-Line
Owners filed 3 complaints across 15 model years of the Sterling A-Line. The 2008 drew the most (1); the 2012 the fewest (0).
Model years15
Complaints3
Recalls64
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Sterling A-Line model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Sterling A-Line years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 11 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.