Proterra ZX5Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Proterra ZX5.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls72015–2022 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Proterra ZX5 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the ZX5 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Proterra ZX5 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

7 recalls

Proterra ZX5 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electrical system24V-655 · 2020–2022 · Sep 6, 2024 · 483 vehicles Electrical system23V-697 · 2019–2022 · Oct 17, 2023 · 238 vehicles Windshield wiper/washer: motor23V-078 · 2020–2022 · Feb 13, 2023 · 252 vehicles Parking brake22V-855 · 2019–2022 · Nov 18, 2022 · 386 vehicles Electrical system22V-829 · 2022 · Nov 7, 2022 · 3 vehicles Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)22V-114 · 2015–2022 · Feb 28, 2022 · 724 vehicles Structure: body21V-040 · 2020–2021 · Feb 1, 2021 · 21 vehicles