FaultScore

Yamaha XV1900 problems

Owners have filed 42 complaints about the Yamaha XV1900 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2021. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Yamaha XV1900 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.

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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
2021 3 0 0 Electrical System
2020 1 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2018 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2012 1 0 0 Lights
2011 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2010 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2009 5 3 0 8,600 Transmission & Drivetrain
2008 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 7 0 0 16,190 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 12 0 0 20,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Yamaha XV1900

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 38.1%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 9 21.4%

Worst in 2018

Fuel & Propulsion 7 16.7%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 4 9.5%

Worst in 2018

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 7.1%

Worst in 2009

Steering 1 2.4%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 1 2.4%

Worst in 2021

Lights 1 2.4%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha XV1900, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2012 peak 3 Jul 2025

Compare the Yamaha XV1900

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