FaultScore

Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg vs Volkswagen Rabbit

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 Flhtcutg Volkswagen Rabbit
Complaints on file 107 267
Model years covered 2009–2024 1980–2009
Worst model year 2011 2009
Best model year 2010 2006
Crashes reported 15 19
Fires reported 2 20
Injuries reported 18 10
Deaths reported 9 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 41.1% 18.7%

Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg 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 29 27.1%
Brakes 21 19.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 15 14.0%
Electrical System 11 10.3%
Other & Unspecified 11 10.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 5 4.7%
Lights 4 3.7%
Body & Structure 3 2.8%

Volkswagen Rabbit by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 60 22.5%
Engine & Cooling 19 7.1%
Airbags 18 6.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 18 6.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.4%
Steering 17 6.4%