Yamaha XVS11

Owners filed 35 complaints across 13 model years of the Yamaha XVS11. The 2002 drew the most (13).

Model years13
Complaints35
Recalls18
Fires0
Deaths1

Which Yamaha XVS11 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Yamaha XVS11 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Yamaha XVS11 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20083
0——Power TrainRoutine
20072
0——Power Train › Driveline › DriveshaftRoutine
20064
0—1Power TrainRoutine
20059
2——Power Train › DrivelineRoutine
20041
2—1Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineFatalities reported
20033
2—1Power Train › DrivelineRoutine
200213
2—1Power Train › DrivelineRoutine
20010
2———Routine
20000
2———Routine
19990
2———Routine
19980
2———Routine
19970
1———Routine
19960
1———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.