Yamaha XVS65
Owners filed 21 complaints across 13 model years of the Yamaha XVS65. The 2003 drew the most (5); the 2005 the fewest (1).
Model years13
Complaints21
Recalls18
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Yamaha XVS65 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | Routine | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | — | — | Power Train › Driveline | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Yamaha XVS65 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 5 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.