Reliability & cost of ownership
Pierce Lance Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Pierce Lance? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Pierce Lance problems by model year
65 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Lance | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 Lance | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Lance | 5 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 Lance | 7 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Lance | 6 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 Lance | 6 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 Lance | 8 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 Lance | 8 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Lance | 7 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Lance | 6 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Lance | 7 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |