Reliability & cost of ownership
Peterbilt 357 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Peterbilt 357? 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 357 problems by model year
75 recall entries and 19 owner complaints on file across 21 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 357 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 357 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 357 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2013 357 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 357 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 357 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 357 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 357 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 357 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 357 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 357 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 357 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 357 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 357 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 357 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 357 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 357 | 7 | 19 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 357 | 7 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 357 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1997 357 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 357 | 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 357, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering7 complaints
- service brakes, air6 complaints
- suspension6 complaints