Harley-Davidson Flhtcu vs Pontiac Aztek

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	Pontiac Aztek
Complaints on file	333	829
Model years covered	1994–2019	2001–2005
Worst model year	2008	2001
Best model year	2014	2005
Crashes reported	16	43
Fires reported	2	18
Injuries reported	31	38
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	15%	11.9%

Harley-Davidson Flhtcu by year

2 5 1 3 58 94 88 43 6 7 10 2 8 4 1 1

94 95 96 97 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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%

Transmission & Drivetrain 47 14.1%

Electrical System 35 10.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 28 8.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 16 4.8%

Wheels 10 3.0%

Suspension 9 2.7%

Pontiac Aztek by year

329 173 188 96 43

01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 129 15.6%

Electrical System 120 14.5%

Engine & Cooling 94 11.3%

Brakes 84 10.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 55 6.6%

Suspension 52 6.3%

Equipment & Accessories 41 4.9%

Airbags 38 4.6%