FaultScore

Yamaha XVS65 problems

Owners have filed 26 complaints about the Yamaha XVS65 with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2009. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Yamaha XVS65 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.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 09
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
2009 5 0 0 1,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 4 3 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2005 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2004 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2003 6 0 0 14,407 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Yamaha XVS65

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 65.4%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 2 7.7%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 2 7.7%

Worst in 2009

Wheels 2 7.7%

Worst in 2007

Electrical System 1 3.8%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 1 3.8%

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.8%

Worst in 2004

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha XVS65, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2006 peak 3 Sep 2016

Compare the Yamaha XVS65

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