Sterling Acterra

Owners filed 7 complaints across 19 model years of the Sterling Acterra. The 2006 drew the most (2).

Model years19
Complaints7
Recalls110
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Sterling Acterra years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Sterling Acterra 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 Sterling Acterra model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20120
1———Routine
20110
1———Routine
20100
5———Routine
20090
6———Routine
20081
13——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
20070
11———Routine
20062
7—2Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
20051
6——Power TrainRoutine
20040
6———Routine
20032
4——Suspension › Front › Wheel BearingRoutine
20021
6——Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherRoutine
20010
11———Routine
20000
17———Routine
19990
7———Routine
19980
4———Routine
19970
2———Routine
19960
1———Routine
19950
1———Routine
19940
1———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.