Yamaha XV16
Owners filed 12 complaints across 3 model years of the Yamaha XV16. The 2002 drew the most (7); the 2001 the fewest (1).
Model years3
Complaints12
Recalls3
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Yamaha XV16 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the power train › manual transmission. It carries 1 recall.
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.