Reliability & cost of ownership
Grand Design Solitude Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Grand Design Solitude? 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.
Grand Design Solitude problems by model year
40 recall entries and 134 owner complaints on file across 12 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Solitude | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Solitude | 4 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Solitude | 6 | 18 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Solitude | 7 | 33 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Solitude | 4 | 29 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Solitude | 3 | 13 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Solitude | 4 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Solitude | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Solitude | 2 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Solitude | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Solitude | 2 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Solitude | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Grand Design Solitude, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure73 complaints
- unknown or other51 complaints
- suspension32 complaints
- service brakes26 complaints
- latches/locks/linkages20 complaints
- wheels8 complaints
- electrical system6 complaints
- equipment6 complaints