2016 Grand Design Reflection: Reliability Data

26
Total Complaints
1,100mi
Median Mileage
Service Brakes
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

400 25th Percentile
1,100 Median Mileage
2,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Service Brakes
14
Wheels
4
Electrical System
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Suspension
2
Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
1
Power Train
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GRAND DESIGN REFLECTION 337. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKES HESITATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AXLE GREASE SEAL FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 GRAND DESIGN REFLECTION RV. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE FIRE MARSHALL THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE V..."
"WHILE ROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ALL FOUR OF THE WHEEL HUB SEALS LEAKED GREASE ALLOWING GREASE TO ESCAPE AND CONTAMINATE THE BREAKS DUE TO OVER FILLING AND POOR VISCOSITY GREASE. THIS ACCRUED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TOWING THE TRAILER, THE ATTACHED PICTURE IS OF ONE OF THE HUBS ALL WERE THE SAME."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Service Brakes 14 complaints
25th: 625 mi Median: 1,300 mi 75th: 1,925 mi
Wheels 4 complaints
25th: 425 mi Median: 1,750 mi 75th: 4,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 4 MI: 3 OR: 3 CO: 3 VA: 2 ID: 2 FL: 2 WA: 1 PA: 1 AL: 1

Grand Design Reflection — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2017330
2021310
2022460

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28