International Prostar Reliability
52 NHTSA complaints (2009–2017). Complaint rate: 981.1 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2013 International Prostar. The 2014 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common International Prostar Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | 11 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 7 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 | 33.3% |
| SUSPENSION | 3 | 0.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 | 0.0% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 2 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009GOOD | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 11 | 2 | 1 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013AVOID | — | 15 | 0 | 3 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2014View→ |
See also: International Prostaraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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