FaultScore

Harley-Davidson Flhr vs BMW 320I

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Harley-Davidson Flhr BMW 320I
Complaints on file 100 247
Model years covered 1995–2020 1978–2018
Worst model year 2008 2014
Best model year 2009 2013
Crashes reported 12 36
Fires reported 2 8
Injuries reported 12 24
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 27% 27.5%

Harley-Davidson Flhr by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 16 16.0%
Brakes 15 15.0%
Electrical System 11 11.0%
Suspension 11 11.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 9.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 7.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 7.0%
Tires 6 6.0%

BMW 320I by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 47 19.0%
Airbags 25 10.1%
Other & Unspecified 23 9.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.9%
Brakes 17 6.9%
Lights 14 5.7%