Yamaha XT1200Z

Owners filed 17 complaints across 2 model years of the Yamaha XT1200Z. The 2012 drew the most (10); the 2013 the fewest (7).

Model years2

Complaints17

Recalls0

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Yamaha XT1200Z model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2013	7		0	—	1	Vehicle Speed Control	Routine
2012	10		0	—	3	Electrical System	Routine

Which Yamaha XT1200Z years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2012 is the weakest year on record, with 10 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.

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.