FaultScore

Worst years for a Indian Chief

Owners have filed 99 complaints about the Indian Chief with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2022. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Indian Chief

52 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2001 Indian Chief

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Indian Chief 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
2022 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 1 0 0 Electrical System
2003 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 A 10 0 0 Suspension
2000 F 52 3 2 Suspension
1999 B 22 1 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Indian Chief

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

Suspension 19 19.2%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 15 15.2%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 14 14.1%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 13 13.1%

Worst in 2000

Steering 8 8.1%

Worst in 2000

Lights 7 7.1%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 6.1%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 6 6.1%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 3.0%

Worst in 2000

Equipment & Accessories 3 3.0%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 2 2.0%

Worst in 2000

Other & Unspecified 2 2.0%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.0%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Indian Chief, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2000 peak 18 Mar 2026

Compare the Indian Chief

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