Reliability & cost of ownership
Heartland Big Country Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Heartland Big Country? 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.
Heartland Big Country problems by model year
12 recall entries and 15 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Big Country | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Big Country | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Big Country | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Big Country | 2 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Big Country | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Big Country | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Big Country | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Heartland Big Country, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires8 complaints
- structure4 complaints
- wheels4 complaints
- unknown or other1 complaint
- electrical system1 complaint
- suspension1 complaint