FaultScore

Blue Bird School BUS vs Yamaha Road Star Warrior

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Blue Bird School BUS Yamaha Road Star Warrior
Complaints on file 50 125
Model years covered 1984–2001 2002–2004
Worst model year 2002
Best model year 2004
Crashes reported 1 1
Fires reported 5 1
Injuries reported 3 0
Deaths reported 2 0
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 22% 1.6%

Blue Bird School BUS by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Body & Structure 11 22.0%
Electrical System 7 14.0%
Engine & Cooling 5 10.0%
Brakes 5 10.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 5 10.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 10.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 6.0%
Suspension 2 4.0%

Yamaha Road Star Warrior by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 11 8.8%
Electrical System 7 5.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 4 3.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 2.4%
Other & Unspecified 3 2.4%
Brakes 2 1.6%
Stability & Traction Control 1 0.8%