Harley-Davidson Road King
Owners filed 33 complaints across 7 model years of the Harley-Davidson Road King. The 2004 drew the most (10).
Which Harley-Davidson Road King years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Harley-Davidson Road King 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 Road King model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | — | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.