Reliability & cost of ownership
Peterbilt 520 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Peterbilt 520? 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 520 problems by model year
92 recall entries and 4 owner complaints on file across 32 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 520 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 520 | 7 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 520 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 520 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 520 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 520 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 520 | 12 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 520 | 8 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 520 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 520 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 520 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 520 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2013 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2000 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1999 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1998 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 520 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1995 520 | 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 520, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes4 complaints