Reliability & cost of ownership
Freightliner Business Class M2 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Freightliner Business Class M2? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Freightliner Business Class M2 problems by model year
186 recall entries and 54 owner complaints on file across 16 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Freightliner Business Class M2, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes13 complaints
- unknown or other12 complaints
- power train4 complaints
- fuel system4 complaints
- suspension4 complaints
- electrical system4 complaints
- diesel3 complaints
- engine and engine cooling3 complaints