Indian Chief
Owners filed 70 complaints across 14 model years of the Indian Chief. The 2000 drew the most (40).
Which Indian Chief years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Indian Chief 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 Indian Chief model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder | Routine | |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 2000 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine | |
| 1999 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.