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Harley-Davidson XG500 Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 11 consumer complaints across the 1 model years of the Harley-Davidson XG500 (2015–2015) that have at least 5 complaints. 2015 has the most, with 11. Across all years, the part named most often is fuel system (9 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

All XG500 model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
201511348320—Not enough data

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2015: “I was driving about 10 to 15 MPH up a hill with a good amount of gas remaining in the tank as the bike suddenly lost power. After about a second or two, it regained power, almost like it had lost the fuel source and then found it again. This made for the bike to launch forward and almost cause me to be tossed from the bike. This has happened a few times in the past few months, whenever the fuel level hits a certain amount in the tank.”

NHTSA complaint #10661489, filed 2014-12, 855 miles

Other Harley-Davidson models

Harley-Davidson Flhtcu
263 complaints
Harley-Davidson Flhx
174 complaints
Harley-Davidson Flhtk
147 complaints
Harley-Davidson Flhtcui
100 complaints
Harley-Davidson XG750
85 complaints
Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson
84 complaints
Harley-Davidson Flhtc
82 complaints
Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg
76 complaints

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology