Harley-Davidson Vrscdx vs BMW M5

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 Vrscdx BMW M5
Complaints on file 62 155
Model years covered 2007–2016 2000–2025
Worst model year — 2006
Best model year — 2019
Crashes reported 2 7
Fires reported 3 10
Injuries reported 1 6
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 9.7% 16.1%

Harley-Davidson Vrscdx by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 18 29.0%
Electrical System 9 14.5%
Engine & Cooling 2 3.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 1 1.6%
Suspension 1 1.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.6%
Wheels 1 1.6%

BMW M5 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 47 30.3%
Engine & Cooling 27 17.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 9.0%
Electrical System 11 7.1%
Seat Belts 10 6.5%
Seats 7 4.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 3.9%
Other & Unspecified 6 3.9%