Reliability & cost of ownership
Yamaha XVS11 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Yamaha XVS11? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Yamaha XVS11 problems by model year
18 recall entries across 10 model years and 35 owner complaints across 13 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 3 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 XVS11 | Not confirmed | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 XVS11 | Not confirmed | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 XVS11 | Not confirmed | 4 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 XVS11 | 2 | 9 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 XVS11 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 XVS11 | 2 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 XVS11 | 2 | 13 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 XVS11 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2000 XVS11 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1999 XVS11 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1998 XVS11 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 XVS11 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 XVS11 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Yamaha XVS11, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train30 complaints
- electrical system4 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- engine and engine cooling2 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic1 complaint
- engine1 complaint