FaultScore

Triumph Sprint ST vs Kawasaki Vulcan

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 Triumph Sprint ST Kawasaki Vulcan
Complaints on file 28 70
Model years covered 1999–2007 1995–2009
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 0 7
Fires reported 0 2
Injuries reported 5 5
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 17.9% 20%

Triumph Sprint ST by year

99 00 01 02 03 05 06 07
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 16 57.1%
Brakes 4 14.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 7.1%
Suspension 2 7.1%
Engine & Cooling 1 3.6%
Electrical System 1 3.6%
Tires 1 3.6%
Wheels 1 3.6%

Kawasaki Vulcan by year

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 09
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 20 28.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 14 20.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 15.7%
Electrical System 6 8.6%
Brakes 4 5.7%
Other & Unspecified 4 5.7%
Tires 3 4.3%
Suspension 2 2.9%