Reliability & cost of ownership
Harley-Davidson Flhx Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Harley-Davidson Flhx? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Harley-Davidson Flhx problems by model year
26 recall entries and 181 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Flhx | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Flhx | 2 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Flhx | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Flhx | 1 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Flhx | 2 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Flhx | 1 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Flhx | 2 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Flhx | 5 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Flhx | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Flhx | 1 | 16 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Flhx | 2 | 18 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Flhx | 3 | 24 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Flhx | 3 | 28 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Flhx | 2 | 29 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Flhx | 0 | 20 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Harley-Davidson Flhx, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes52 complaints
- electrical system32 complaints
- power train31 complaints
- engine17 complaints
- vehicle speed control16 complaints
- wheels12 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system11 complaints
- unknown or other11 complaints