Worst years for a Yamaha Road Star
Owners have filed 326 complaints about the Yamaha Road Star with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2009. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
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2003 Yamaha Road Star105 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Yamaha Road Star 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2008 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2005 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | D | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | D | 105 | 0 | 0 | 4,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | D | 88 | 0 | 0 | 6,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | C | 60 | 3 | 0 | 8,700 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | C | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18,130 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 16 | 1 | 0 | 59,000 | Body & Structure |
What breaks on a Yamaha Road Star
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2007
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Exactly what failed on a Yamaha Road Star
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Yamaha Road Star, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Yamaha Road Star
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.