Reliability & cost of ownership
Yamaha Fjr1300 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Yamaha Fjr1300? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Yamaha Fjr1300 problems by model year
24 recall entries and 136 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Fjr1300 | 3 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Fjr1300 | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2016 Fjr1300 | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2014 Fjr1300 | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Fjr1300 | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2012 Fjr1300 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2011 Fjr1300 | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2009 Fjr1300 | 2 | 9 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2008 Fjr1300 | 2 | 13 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Fjr1300 | 2 | 69 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Fjr1300 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Fjr1300 | 2 | 17 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2004 Fjr1300 | 1 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Fjr1300 | 1 | 7 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Yamaha Fjr1300, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system62 complaints
- fuel system24 complaints
- gasoline22 complaints
- engine and engine cooling19 complaints
- vehicle speed control11 complaints
- power train11 complaints
- service brakes8 complaints
- exterior lighting7 complaints