FaultScore

Harley-Davidson Vrsca vs Mercedes Benz GLS450

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 Vrsca Mercedes Benz GLS450
Complaints on file 40 100
Model years covered 2002–2007 2017–2021
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 2002
Crashes reported 2 5
Fires reported 3 16
Injuries reported 1 5
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 15% 26%

Harley-Davidson Vrsca by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 21 52.5%
Electrical System 7 17.5%
Brakes 6 15.0%
Wheels 2 5.0%
Engine & Cooling 1 2.5%
Body & Structure 1 2.5%
Lights 1 2.5%
Tires 1 2.5%

Mercedes Benz GLS450 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 23 23.0%
Other & Unspecified 16 16.0%
Engine & Cooling 11 11.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 8.0%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 8 8.0%
Lights 6 6.0%
Steering 4 4.0%
Seats 4 4.0%