Yamaha V-Star

Owners filed 22 complaints across 2 model years of the Yamaha V-Star. The 2006 drew the most (20); the 2007 the fewest (2).

Model years2

Complaints22

Recalls0

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Yamaha V-Star model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2007	2		0	—	—	Engine	Routine
2006	20		0	—	—	Power Train	Routine

Which Yamaha V-Star years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 20 complaints concentrated in the power train.

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.