Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson vs Audi Q8

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 Harley Davidson	Audi Q8
Complaints on file	129	310
Model years covered	1982–2003	2019–2025
Worst model year	2000	2019
Best model year	1996	2021
Crashes reported	12	12
Fires reported	1	3
Injuries reported	11	8
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	18.6%	7.4%

Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson by year

1 2 1 1 1 3 3 6 8 13 12 12 9 14 22 3 8 10

82 85 86 87 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 44 34.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 10.9%

Electrical System 13 10.1%

Suspension 13 10.1%

Brakes 9 7.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 8 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 3.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 3.9%

Audi Q8 by year

174 38 49 2 9 34 4

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Electrical System 75 24.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 50 16.1%

Engine & Cooling 49 15.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 27 8.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 7.7%

Other & Unspecified 23 7.4%

Steering 17 5.5%

Brakes 13 4.2%