Yamaha XVS1100 vs Harley-Davidson Flhtcui

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 Yamaha XVS1100 Harley-Davidson Flhtcui
Complaints on file 52 128
Model years covered 1999–2006 1995–2007
Worst model year — 2003
Best model year — 2002
Crashes reported 3 14
Fires reported 0 0
Injuries reported 3 10
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 11.5% 20.3%

Yamaha XVS1100 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 12 23.1%
Engine & Cooling 6 11.5%
Suspension 1 1.9%
Seats 1 1.9%
Equipment & Accessories 1 1.9%
Other & Unspecified 1 1.9%

Harley-Davidson Flhtcui by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 19 14.8%
Brakes 15 11.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 7.8%
Lights 7 5.5%
Tires 7 5.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 5 3.9%
Suspension 4 3.1%