Reliability & cost of ownership
Yamaha Midnight Star Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Yamaha Midnight Star? 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 Midnight Star problems by model year
4 recall entries and 29 owner complaints on file across 3 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Midnight Star | 1 | 17 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2002 Midnight Star | 1 | 7 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2001 Midnight Star | 2 | 5 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Yamaha Midnight Star, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train26 complaints
- suspension1 complaint
- electrical system1 complaint
- structure1 complaint