FaultScore

Yamaha Road Star Warrior vs Audi Q8

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 Warrior Audi Q8
Complaints on file 125 310
Model years covered 2002–2004 2019–2025
Worst model year 2002 2019
Best model year 2004 2021
Crashes reported 1 12
Fires reported 1 3
Injuries reported 0 8
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 1.6% 7.4%

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%

Audi Q8 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 49 15.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 24 7.7%
Other & Unspecified 23 7.4%
Steering 17 5.5%
Brakes 13 4.2%