Yamaha XVS65

Owners filed 21 complaints across 13 model years of the Yamaha XVS65. The 2003 drew the most (5).

Model years13
Complaints21
Recalls18
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Yamaha XVS65 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Yamaha XVS65 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 XVS65 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20094
0——Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
20073
0—2Power Train › Driveline › DriveshaftRoutine
20062
0——Power TrainRoutine
20051
2——WheelsRoutine
20044
2——Power TrainRoutine
20035
2——Power Train › DrivelineRoutine
20021
2——EngineRoutine
20011
2——Power TrainRoutine
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.