FaultScore

Yamaha Road Star Silverado problems

Owners have filed 80 complaints about the Yamaha Road Star Silverado with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2003. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Yamaha Road Star Silverado 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
2003 53 0 0 6,300 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 18 0 0 12,091 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 7 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2000 1 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Yamaha Road Star Silverado

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

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 5 6.3%

Worst in 2001

Engine & Cooling 2 2.5%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 2 2.5%

Worst in 2003

Other & Unspecified 2 2.5%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 1 1.3%

Worst in 2003

Tires 1 1.3%

Worst in 2001

Wheels 1 1.3%

Worst in 2002

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.3%

Worst in 2003

Exactly what failed on a Yamaha Road Star Silverado

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Manual Transmission 45 70.3%
Automatic Transmission 13 20.3%
Fuel Pump 1 1.6%
Shift Pattern Indicator 1 1.6%
Fuel Rail 1 1.6%
Driveline 1 1.6%
Engine 1 1.6%
Horn 1 1.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha Road Star Silverado, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2004 peak 20 Aug 2018

Compare the Yamaha Road Star Silverado

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