FaultScore

Yamaha XT1200Z problems

Owners have filed 29 complaints about the Yamaha XT1200Z with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2013. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Yamaha XT1200Z 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
2013 12 1 0 12,200 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2012 17 4 0 14,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Yamaha XT1200Z

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

Electrical System 7 24.1%

Worst in 2012

Brakes 6 20.7%

Worst in 2012

Engine & Cooling 4 13.8%

Worst in 2012

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 13.8%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 4 13.8%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 3 10.3%

Worst in 2013

Wheels 1 3.4%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha XT1200Z, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2016 peak 4 Apr 2025

Compare the Yamaha XT1200Z

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