What breaks most · 2002 to 2007 model years
Yamaha XV1700 problems by year
Owners have filed 58 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Yamaha XV1700 across model years 2002 to 2007. Three years stand out: 2006 for engine and cooling complaints, 2005 for fuel system complaints and 2007 for fuel system complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2006, 2005, 2007
- Complaints on file
- 582002 to 2007, all trims
- Worst year
- 200621 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 02 fires · 0 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 7kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 8Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | Fuel system (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | Electrical system (1) | |
| 18 | 0 | 2 | Fuel system (7) | |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | Engine and cooling (10) | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | Fuel system (10) |
What fails on the 2006 Yamaha XV1700
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and coolingRadiators, thermostats and cooling | 48% |
10 | 0 | Shop all engine and cooling parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 38% |
8 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Exterior lightingHeadlights, tail lights and bulbs | 5% |
1 | 0 | Shop all exterior lighting parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 5% |
1 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 5% |
1 | 0 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Up date.. Yamaha has refused to extend my warranty after a valve job. Bike still backfires during warm up, and shuts off during idle. Strong odor of exhaust. I have found a lawyer and demand that yamaha resolve this issue.
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Motorcycle engine will not run properly due to valves sticking. Back fires and dies in intersections. Back fires and slows on freeway. We believe it is a manufacturing defect that should be addressed by the motorcycle maker. They say it was a maintenance issue. All maintenance has been done as per the manual.*ak
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Carburetor spills gas all over hot exhaust on restart after riding. Happens when engine is hot. Hard to restart. Very dangerous. Leaves pool of gas under hot bike. I own 2 of these bikes and they both do it. Yamaha does not acknowledge that a problem exist.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Yamaha XV1700 years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2006, 2005, 2007 carry the most filings on the Yamaha XV1700. The 2006 alone has 21 complaints, led by engine and cooling.
What is the most common Yamaha XV1700 problem?
On the 2006 model year, the most-reported component is engine and cooling with 10 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Yamaha XV1700 problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Yamaha XV1700 complaints that include mileage is about 7,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.