Indian Scout
Owners filed 40 complaints across 14 model years of the Indian Scout. The 2001 drew the most (9); the 2023 the fewest (1).
Model years14
Complaints40
Recalls33
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Indian Scout model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light | Routine | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 2001 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Indian Scout years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 9 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting › headlights. It carries 7 recalls.
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.