Yamaha XVS11
Owners filed 35 complaints across 13 model years of the Yamaha XVS11. The 2002 drew the most (13); the 2004 the fewest (1).
Model years13
Complaints35
Recalls18
Fires0
Deaths1
Every Yamaha XVS11 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | Routine | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | — | — | Power Train › Driveline | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train › Driveline | Routine | |
| 2002 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train › Driveline | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Yamaha XVS11 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the power train › driveline. 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.