Worst years for a Indian Scout
Owners have filed 65 complaints about the Indian Scout with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2025. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
2015 Indian Scout12 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.
Every Indian Scout 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2021 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2016 | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1,613 | Electrical System |
| 2015 | D | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1,092 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 2002 | D | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 2001 | C | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | Suspension |
What breaks on a Indian Scout
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2025
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2016
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Indian Scout, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Indian Scout
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.