MYRModel Year Report

Yamaha Road Star — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Yamaha Road Star Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2009 highlighted. 1999: 15 complaints 1999 2000: 18 complaints 2001: 57 complaints 2001 2002: 87 complaints 2003: 105 complaints 2003 2004: 21 complaints 2005: 2 complaints 2005 2006: 3 complaints 2007: 7 complaints 2007 2008: 1 complaints 2009: 1 complaints 2009
2009: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
199915
200018
200157
200287
2003105
200421
20052
20063
20077
20081
20091

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2009 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2008 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2005 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Not enough data 21 Only 21 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2003 Not enough data 105 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 87 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 57 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
2000 Not enough data 18 Only 18 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1999 Not enough data 15 Only 15 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.