Reliability & cost of ownership
Peterbilt 330 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Peterbilt 330? 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 330 problems by model year
61 recall entries and 3 owner complaints on file across 25 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 330 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 330 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 330 | 1 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 330 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2018 330 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2017 330 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 330 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 330 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 330 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 330 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 330 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 330 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 330 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 330 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 330 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 330 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 330 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 330 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 330 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 330 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 330 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 330 | 6 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 330 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 330 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 330 | 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 330, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes, air1 complaint
- service brakes, hydraulic1 complaint
- engine and engine cooling1 complaint
- fuel system, gasoline1 complaint
- service brakes1 complaint