Reliability & cost of ownership
Peterbilt 320 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Peterbilt 320? 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.
Peterbilt 320 problems by model year
100 recall entries and 3 owner complaints on file across 29 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 320 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 320 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 320 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 320 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 320 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 320 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 320 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 320 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 320 | 9 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 320 | 6 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 320 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 320 | 5 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 320 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 320 | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 320 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 320 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 320 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 320 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 320 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 320 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 320 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 320 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 320 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2000 320 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 320 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 320 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 320 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 320 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1995 320 | 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 Peterbilt 320, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes, hydraulic1 complaint
- unknown or other1 complaint
- steering1 complaint
- suspension1 complaint