Thomas School Bus
Owners filed 21 complaints across 15 model years of the Thomas School Bus. The 1998 drew the most (5).
Which Thomas School Bus years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Thomas School Bus 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 Thomas School Bus model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Seats | Routine | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Seats | Routine | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Seats | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | Routine | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | Routine | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.