Yamaha Road Star
Owners filed 317 complaints across 11 model years of the Yamaha Road Star. The 2003 drew the most (105); the 2009 the fewest (1).
Model years11
Complaints317
Recalls12
Fires1
Deaths1
Every Yamaha Road Star model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2004 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 105 | 2 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2002 | 87 | 2 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 57 | 3 | — | 3 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 1999 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine |
Which Yamaha Road Star years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 105 complaints concentrated in the power train › manual transmission. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.