Reliability & cost of ownership
Sterling A-Line Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Sterling A-Line? 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.
Sterling A-Line problems by model year
64 recall entries and 3 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 A-Line | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 A-Line | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 A-Line | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 A-Line | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 A-Line | 11 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 A-Line | 9 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 A-Line | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 A-Line | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 A-Line | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 A-Line | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 A-Line | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 A-Line | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2000 A-Line | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1999 A-Line | 3 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 A-Line | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Sterling A-Line, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- suspension1 complaint
- fuel system, diesel1 complaint
- steering1 complaint