Reliability & cost of ownership
Kenworth T280 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kenworth T280? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Kenworth T280 problems by model year
50 recall entries and 1 owner complaint on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 T280 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2026 T280 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 T280 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 T280 | 10 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 T280 | 13 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 T280 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 T280 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kenworth T280, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train1 complaint