FaultScore

Harley-Davidson Road King vs Heartland Cyclone

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 Road King Heartland Cyclone
Complaints on file 39 96
Model years covered 1997–2004 2007–2024
Worst model year 2008
Best model year 2014
Crashes reported 0 0
Fires reported 0 1
Injuries reported 1 0
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Tires
Share of complaints involving harm 2.6% 1%

Harley-Davidson Road King 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 6 15.4%
Brakes 6 15.4%
Electrical System 5 12.8%
Suspension 5 12.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 7.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 7.7%
Equipment & Accessories 3 7.7%
Wheels 2 5.1%

Heartland Cyclone by year

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

What breaks

Tires 35 36.5%
Wheels 20 20.8%
Body & Structure 13 13.5%
Equipment & Accessories 11 11.5%
Suspension 10 10.4%
Other & Unspecified 3 3.1%
Electrical System 2 2.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 1 1.0%