FaultScore

Yamaha Road Star vs GEO Metro

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 Yamaha Road Star GEO Metro
Complaints on file 326 805
Model years covered 1999–2009 1989–2001
Worst model year 2003 1995
Best model year 1999 2000
Crashes reported 7 160
Fires reported 1 12
Injuries reported 4 121
Deaths reported 1 3
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 4% 36.8%

Yamaha Road Star by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 17 5.2%
Body & Structure 10 3.1%
Suspension 8 2.5%
Wheels 3 0.9%
Electrical System 2 0.6%
Brakes 2 0.6%

GEO Metro by year

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

What breaks