What is the worst year for a Harley-Davidson Vrsca?

The 2003 Harley-Davidson Vrsca has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 10 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the fuel & propulsion.

What is the best year for a Harley-Davidson Vrsca?

The 2002 Harley-Davidson Vrsca has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 14 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Harley-Davidson Vrsca?

Fuel & Propulsion accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Harley-Davidson Vrsca.

Worst years for a Harley-Davidson Vrsca

Owners have filed 40 complaints about the Harley-Davidson Vrsca with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2007. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Harley-Davidson Vrsca

10 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2002 Harley-Davidson Vrsca

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Harley-Davidson Vrsca 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.

14 10 2 10 4

02 03 04 06 07

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
2007	—	4	0	3	—	Electrical System
2006	C	10	1	0	7,510	Electrical System
2004	—	2	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
2003	D	10	1	0	5,000	Fuel & Propulsion
2002	C	14	0	0	5,657	Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Harley-Davidson Vrsca

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

Fuel & Propulsion 21 52.5%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 7 17.5%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 6 15.0%

Worst in 2006

Wheels 2 5.0%

Worst in 2002

Engine & Cooling 1 2.5%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 1 2.5%

Worst in 2003

Lights 1 2.5%

Worst in 2007

Tires 1 2.5%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

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

Aug 2002 peak 7 Aug 2020

Compare the Harley-Davidson Vrsca

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

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