Yamaha XV19 vs Nissan Nissan

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 XV19	Nissan Nissan
Complaints on file	46	114
Model years covered	2006–2009	1983–2002
Worst model year	—	2000
Best model year	—	2002
Crashes reported	2	27
Fires reported	0	3
Injuries reported	2	25
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	8.7%	48.2%

Yamaha XV19 by year

38 4 3 1

06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 39.1%

Engine & Cooling 9 19.6%

Other & Unspecified 6 13.0%

Electrical System 5 10.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 5 10.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.2%

Lights 1 2.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.2%

Nissan Nissan by year

1 2 1 2 1 2 3 7 8 8 3 20 26 10 20

83 86 88 89 90 92 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Electrical System 20 17.5%

Airbags 18 15.8%

Engine & Cooling 13 11.4%

Brakes 10 8.8%

Seat Belts 7 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 6 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 4.4%

Suspension 5 4.4%