FaultScore

Worst years for a Harley-Davidson Flhtc

Owners have filed 130 complaints about the Harley-Davidson Flhtc with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2013. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2009 Harley-Davidson Flhtc

23 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtc

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Harley-Davidson Flhtc year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2013 3 3 0 Steering
2012 3 1 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2011 4 1 0 Brakes
2010 9 1 0 5,012 Engine & Cooling
2009 D 23 1 0 32,000 Brakes
2008 C 17 0 0 15,626 Brakes
2007 D 16 1 0 12,300 Engine & Cooling
2005 3 0 0 Body & Structure
2003 2 0 0 Body & Structure
2002 3 0 0 Steering
2001 8 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 2 0 0 Suspension
1999 7 0 0 Suspension
1998 3 0 0 Electrical System
1997 1 0 0 Brakes
1996 2 0 0 Electrical System
1995 6 1 0 Electrical System
1994 8 0 0 Electrical System
1993 2 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1992 3 0 0 Electrical System
1990 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1989 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Harley-Davidson Flhtc

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 1994

Engine & Cooling 22 16.9%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 22 16.9%

Worst in 2009

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 10.0%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 8 6.2%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 5.4%

Worst in 2012

Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.4%

Worst in 2008

Wheels 6 4.6%

Worst in 2009

Steering 4 3.1%

Worst in 2001

Body & Structure 3 2.3%

Worst in 2005

Lights 3 2.3%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 3 2.3%

Worst in 1996

Tires 2 1.5%

Worst in 2005

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.8%

Worst in 1993

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Harley-Davidson Flhtc, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 5 Sep 2023

Compare the Harley-Davidson Flhtc

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.