FaultScore

Harley-Davidson Soft Tail vs Audi A4 Cabriolet

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 Soft Tail Audi A4 Cabriolet
Complaints on file 28 69
Model years covered 2009–2009 2006–2009
Worst model year 2009
Best model year 2008
Crashes reported 0 3
Fires reported 1 0
Injuries reported 0 0
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 3.6% 4.3%

Harley-Davidson Soft Tail by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 6 21.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 21.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 14.3%
Lights 3 10.7%
Engine & Cooling 2 7.1%
Brakes 2 7.1%
Tires 2 7.1%
Seats 2 7.1%

Audi A4 Cabriolet by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 57 82.6%
Engine & Cooling 4 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 4.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 2.9%
Electrical System 1 1.4%
Lights 1 1.4%
Other & Unspecified 1 1.4%