Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson
Owners filed 101 complaints across 14 model years of the Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson. The 2000 drew the most (20); the 1990 the fewest (1).
Model years14
Complaints101
Recalls6
Fires1
Deaths0
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 |
Which Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 20 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.