FaultScore

Worst years for a Yamaha FJR1300

Owners have filed 172 complaints about the Yamaha FJR1300 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2018. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Yamaha FJR1300

81 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2009 Yamaha FJR1300

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Yamaha FJR1300 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2018 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 7 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 2 0 0 Electrical System
2012 2 0 0 Electrical System
2011 5 0 0 Electrical System
2010 2 0 0 Electrical System
2009 B 12 0 0 17,000 Electrical System
2008 C 14 0 0 600 Electrical System
2007 D 81 4 0 8,375 Electrical System
2005 D 23 4 0 31,000 Electrical System
2004 8 0 0 39,479 Electrical System
2003 8 0 0 17,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Yamaha FJR1300

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 24 14.0%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 6.4%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 6.4%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 8 4.7%

Worst in 2005

Lights 8 4.7%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 4 2.3%

Worst in 2007

Tires 3 1.7%

Worst in 2005

Wheels 2 1.2%

Worst in 2005

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.2%

Worst in 2005

Steering 1 0.6%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 1 0.6%

Worst in 2007

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.6%

Worst in 2008

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha FJR1300, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2003 peak 17 Jul 2026

Compare the Yamaha FJR1300

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.