FaultScore

Worst years for a Harley-Davidson RA1250S

Owners have filed 41 complaints about the Harley-Davidson RA1250S with NHTSA across model years 2021 to 2023. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2021 Harley-Davidson RA1250S

17 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2022 Harley-Davidson RA1250S

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Harley-Davidson RA1250S 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
2023 B 14 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2022 A 10 0 0 Electrical System
2021 B 17 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Harley-Davidson RA1250S

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

Electrical System 19 46.3%

Worst in 2021

Engine & Cooling 9 22.0%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 7 17.1%

Worst in 2023

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 9.8%

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 2 4.9%

Worst in 2021

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Harley-Davidson RA1250S, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2024 peak 7 Jun 2026

Compare the Harley-Davidson RA1250S

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