Reliability & cost of ownership
Thomas Built Buses C2 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Thomas Built Buses C2? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Thomas Built Buses C2 problems by model year
14 recall entries and 8 owner complaints on file across 3 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 C2 | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 C2 | 6 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 C2 | 6 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Thomas Built Buses C2, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- visibility3 complaints
- parking brake2 complaints
- visibility/wiper1 complaint
- engine and engine cooling1 complaint
- exterior lighting1 complaint
- structure1 complaint
- unknown or other1 complaint