FaultScore

Yamaha XVS950 problems

Owners have filed 34 complaints about the Yamaha XVS950 with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2019. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Every Yamaha XVS950 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
2019 3 0 0 Steering
2017 4 0 0 Steering
2016 2 0 0 Steering
2015 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 13 0 0 700 Electrical System
2010 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 10 0 0 19,866 Suspension

What breaks on a Yamaha XVS950

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

Steering 7 20.6%

Worst in 2016

Electrical System 6 17.6%

Worst in 2014

Suspension 4 11.8%

Worst in 2009

Engine & Cooling 3 8.8%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 8.8%

Worst in 2009

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 8.8%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 2 5.9%

Worst in 2009

Wheels 2 5.9%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 1 2.9%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 1 2.9%

Worst in 2009

Lights 1 2.9%

Worst in 2017

Other & Unspecified 1 2.9%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha XVS950, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2011 peak 5 Apr 2024

Compare the Yamaha XVS950

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