Reliability & cost of ownership
Mid Bus Guide Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mid Bus Guide? 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.
Mid Bus Guide problems by model year
47 recall entries and 1 owner complaint on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Guide | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 Guide | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 Guide | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 Guide | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 Guide | 10 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Guide | 9 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Guide | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Guide | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 Guide | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 Guide | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 Guide | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Mid Bus Guide, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure1 complaint