Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson
Owners filed 101 complaints across 14 model years of the Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson. The 2000 drew the most (20).
Which Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson 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 Harley Davidson model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Power Train › Clutch Assembly | Routine | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices | Routine | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 | — | 4 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1991 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.