FaultScore

Worst years for a Yamaha XV1700

Owners have filed 60 complaints about the Yamaha XV1700 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2007. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Yamaha XV1700

18 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2007 Yamaha XV1700

18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Yamaha XV1700 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
2007 C 18 0 0 4,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 C 22 0 0 4,075 Engine & Cooling
2005 C 18 0 1 11,580 Fuel & Propulsion
2003 1 0 0 Electrical System
2002 1 0 1 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Yamaha XV1700

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

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 19 31.7%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 5.0%

Worst in 2005

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 5.0%

Worst in 2007

Electrical System 2 3.3%

Worst in 2005

Tires 2 3.3%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 1 1.7%

Worst in 2007

Lights 1 1.7%

Worst in 2006

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.7%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha XV1700, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2006 peak 8 Nov 2023

Compare the Yamaha XV1700

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