Owners have filed 6 complaints on the Isuzu NPR-HD, covering 2013–2016. The system named most often is Power Train (4 reports). Worst years by volume: 2016, 2015, 2013; cleanest: 2013, 2015, 2016. On average the car was 3.2 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Isuzu NPR-HD
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 6 NPR-HD complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Power Train 4 Read
On 2/7/2018 the driver of the truck reported that when he came to a complete stop the truck lurched forward moving the truck with the brakes applied. Driver felt unsafe as the vehicle could not be controlled for a few seconds. Truck was driven for 22 minutes when incident occurred
On 1/3/2018 the driver of the truck reported that when he came to a complete stop at the bottom of the exit ramp of a highway the truck lurched forward moving the truck with the brakes applied. Driver felt unsafe as the vehicle could not be controlled for a few seconds. Truck was driven for 20 minutes when incident…
On 1/23/2018 the driver of the truck reported that when he came to a complete stop the truck lurched forward moving the truck with the brakes applied. Driver felt unsafe as the vehicle could not be controlled for a few seconds. Truck was driven for 18 minutes when incident occurred
Fuel/propulsion System 1 Read
My six-year-old isuzu trucks gas tank started to leak while it was parked in a heated garage. The fumes in the morning were very strong and I vented the area prior to feeling it safe to start the truck. This truck has the same gas tank that was in the 2008 isuzu truck that I had and it had a recall on the tank. Would…
NPR-HD years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fuel/propulsion System | — | — | |
| 2015 | Power Train,engine,fuel/propulsion System | — | — | |
| 2013 | Unknown Or Other | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 5 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.2 |
| Worst single series | 2 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 3.2 years |
A model average of 1.2 hides a worst series at 2. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the NPR-HD?
By complaint volume, 2016, 2015, 2013 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which NPR-HD years are the cleanest?
2013, 2015, 2016 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Isuzu NPR-HD have?
6 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2013–2016. Of those, 0 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.