FaultScore

Yamaha XVS11 problems

Owners have filed 41 complaints about the Yamaha XVS11 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2008. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Yamaha XVS11 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
2008 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 6 2 0 17,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2005 10 0 0 23,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2004 2 2 0 Engine & Cooling
2003 3 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 15 1 0 24,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Yamaha XVS11

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

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 4 9.8%

Worst in 2002

Engine & Cooling 3 7.3%

Worst in 2002

Other & Unspecified 2 4.9%

Worst in 2002

Brakes 1 2.4%

Worst in 2004

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha XVS11, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2005 peak 4 Sep 2016

Compare the Yamaha XVS11

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