Harley-Davidson FXD

Owners filed 25 complaints across 14 model years of the Harley-Davidson FXD. The 2008 drew the most (7).

Model years14
Complaints25
Recalls14
Fires3
Deaths0

Which Harley-Davidson FXD years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Harley-Davidson FXD model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Harley-Davidson FXD model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20101
0——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
20092
1—1Electrical SystemRoutine
20087
11—Fuel System, GasolineRoutine
20074
11—Electrical SystemRoutine
20061
11—Electrical SystemRoutine
20050
1———Routine
20040
1———Routine
20030
1———Routine
20012
0—1Structure › Frame and MembersRoutine
20003
0——Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
19995
2——Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineRoutine
19920
1———Routine
19910
2———Routine
19900
2———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.