Sterling Acterra
Owners filed 7 complaints across 19 model years of the Sterling Acterra. The 2006 drew the most (2); the 2012 the fewest (0).
Model years19
Complaints7
Recalls110
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Sterling Acterra 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 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 13 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 6 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Sterling Acterra years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control. It carries 7 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.