FaultScore

Harley-Davidson Flhtcu vs Lexus IS

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 Flhtcu Lexus IS
Complaints on file 333 808
Model years covered 1994–2019 1999–2025
Worst model year 2008 2006
Best model year 2014 2015
Crashes reported 16 68
Fires reported 2 9
Injuries reported 31 38
Deaths reported 1 1
Most complained-about part Brakes Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm 15% 14.4%

Harley-Davidson Flhtcu by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 97 29.1%
Engine & Cooling 60 18.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 16 4.8%
Wheels 10 3.0%
Suspension 9 2.7%

Lexus IS by year

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

What breaks