Reliability & cost of ownership
Workhorse W42 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Workhorse W42? 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.
Workhorse W42 problems by model year
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 W42 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 W42 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 W42 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 W42 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 W42 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 W42 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 W42 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 W42 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 W42 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 W42 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 W42 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |