"How reliable is the 1999 Victory V92C?"

"Based on 34 NHTSA complaints, the 1999 Victory V92C has a median complaint mileage of 10000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 1999 Victory V92C?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1999 Victory V92C is POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 34 total complaints filed."

1999 Victory V92C: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 34 complaints

Total Complaints

10,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

5,392 25th Percentile

10,000 Median Mileage

14,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

POWER TRAIN

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATED THAT PROBLEMS ACCURED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE SUMMER 2001. IT STARTED OUT AS A SIMPLE MISSED GEAR UP-SHIFTING FROM 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. UPDATED 04/06/06. *JB"

"SINCE MARCH OF 2005 MY 1999 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN HITTING FALSE NEUTRALS AND DOWNSHIFTS IN BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I BROUGHT MY BIKE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 WITH A REQUEST FOR THEM TO CHECK THIS OUT. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOOK QUICK RIDE TOWARDS THE END OF FEBRUARY AND SA..."

"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 1999 VICTORY V92C HAS MISS SHIFTED, POPPED INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL, SOMETIMES WHEN GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS, AND THE SHIFTER HAS "LOCKED" IN THE UP POSITION, REQUIRING ME TO PUSH IT BACK DOWN BEFORE I COULD CONTINUE "UP-SHIFTING". THIS IS ANNOYING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION 28 complaints

25th: 6,675 mi Median: 10,000 mi 75th: 12,750 mi

POWER TRAIN 4 complaints

25th: 4,592 mi Median: 14,645 mi 75th: 24,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

PA: 5 FL: 4 MI: 3 IL: 2 CO: 2 OH: 2 NY: 2 TX: 2 NV: 2 NE: 1

Who Files Complaints?

26.5%

Original Owners

73.5%

Second+ Owners

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28