FaultScore

Yamaha electrical problems

Owners have filed 464 complaints with NHTSA about the electrical system on Yamaha vehicles — 18% of everything reported about the brand, across 65 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Yamaha FJR1300, worst in 2007.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

464

Complaints

18%

Share of all Yamaha complaints

17

Crashes

4

Fires

Which Yamaha models have the most electrical problems

FJR1300 64 13.8%

Worst in 2007

Bolt 57 12.3%

Worst in 2014

Yamaha 51 11.0%

Worst in 2002

FJR1300A 40 8.6%

Worst in 2006

YZFR6L 27 5.8%

Worst in 2002

YZFR6 25 5.4%

Worst in 2001

Worst Yamaha model years for electrical problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2014 Yamaha Bolt 56 54% 50 F
2006 Yamaha FJR1300A 40 80% 22,000 F
2007 Yamaha FJR1300 29 36% 18,933 D
2002 Yamaha YZFR6L 25 86% 3,663 F
2002 Yamaha Yamaha 23 37% 4,800 D
2001 Yamaha YZFR6 21 64% 3,579 F
2004 Yamaha YZF-R1 19 44% 7,000 F
2001 Yamaha Yamaha 15 41% 9,750 F
2005 Yamaha Warrior 13 46% 7,350 F
2007 Yamaha YZFR1 12 12% 30 A