Reliability & cost of ownership
Kenworth T680 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kenworth T680? 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.
Kenworth T680 problems by model year
112 recall entries and 75 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 T680 | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 T680 | 7 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 T680 | 9 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 T680 | 10 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 T680 | 8 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 T680 | 9 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 T680 | 15 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 T680 | 11 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 T680 | 16 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 T680 | 11 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 T680 | 13 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kenworth T680, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes23 complaints
- power train17 complaints
- electrical system8 complaints
- engine7 complaints
- visibility/wiper7 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system5 complaints
- vehicle speed control5 complaints
- unknown or other5 complaints