FaultScore

Honda VTX1800 vs Workhorse W22

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 Honda VTX1800 Workhorse W22
Complaints on file 149 370
Model years covered 2002–2008 2000–2009
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 2001
Crashes reported 3 2
Fires reported 0 23
Injuries reported 2 0
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 4% 6.8%

Honda VTX1800 by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 36 24.2%
Wheels 21 14.1%
Engine & Cooling 15 10.1%
Body & Structure 11 7.4%
Tires 7 4.7%
Steering 4 2.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 2.0%

Workhorse W22 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 318 85.9%
Engine & Cooling 11 3.0%
Electrical System 9 2.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 1.6%
Suspension 5 1.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 0.8%
Lights 3 0.8%