FaultScore

Harley-Davidson Fltrx vs BMW 745I

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 Fltrx BMW 745I
Complaints on file 75 187
Model years covered 2010–2026 2001–2007
Worst model year 2010 2003
Best model year 2024 2005
Crashes reported 2 24
Fires reported 2 10
Injuries reported 5 7
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 12% 21.9%

Harley-Davidson Fltrx by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 16 21.3%
Brakes 16 21.3%
Engine & Cooling 12 16.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 9.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 5.3%
Wheels 4 5.3%
Other & Unspecified 4 5.3%
Lights 3 4.0%

BMW 745I by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 29 15.5%
Engine & Cooling 25 13.4%
Airbags 20 10.7%
Seat Belts 6 3.2%
Other & Unspecified 6 3.2%
Seats 5 2.7%