Reliability & cost of ownership
Yamaha Road Star Silverado Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Yamaha Road Star Silverado? 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 Road Star Silverado problems by model year
6 recall entries and 76 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Road Star Silverado | 1 | 50 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Road Star Silverado | 1 | 17 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Road Star Silverado | 2 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Road Star Silverado | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Road Star Silverado | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Yamaha Road Star Silverado, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train64 complaints
- fuel system4 complaints
- gasoline3 complaints
- equipment3 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints
- tires1 complaint
- other1 complaint