FaultScore

Yamaha XVS650 problems

Owners have filed 45 complaints about the Yamaha XVS650 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2010. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Yamaha XVS650 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
2010 1 0 0 Suspension
2009 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2005 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 17 0 0 12,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 8 2 0 20,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2000 8 0 0 12,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1998 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Yamaha XVS650

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

Worst in 2002

Wheels 4 8.9%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 3 6.7%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 2 4.4%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 4.4%

Worst in 2002

Seats 2 4.4%

Worst in 2002

Equipment & Accessories 2 4.4%

Worst in 2002

Steering 1 2.2%

Worst in 2002

Brakes 1 2.2%

Worst in 2001

Body & Structure 1 2.2%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.2%

Worst in 2002

Tires 1 2.2%

Worst in 2002

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha XVS650, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2002 peak 7 Oct 2018

Compare the Yamaha XVS650

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