"How reliable is the 2001 Yamaha Road Star?"

"Based on 60 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Yamaha Road Star has a median complaint mileage of 8700 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Yamaha Road Star?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Yamaha Road Star is POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 60 total complaints filed."

2001 Yamaha Road Star: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 60 complaints

Total Complaints

8,700mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

4,575 25th Percentile

8,700 Median Mileage

13,816 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SUSPENSION:REAR

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE STALLS AT AROUND 55 MPH, CARBURETOR LOADS UP WITH FUEL, WHEN ACCELERATING IT POPS. DEALER HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CARBURETOR, BUT NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC"

"WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN REAR WHEEL PULLS ITSELF OUT OF LEAN, AND CAUSES MOTORCYCLE TO HIT A CURB. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"

"WHEN RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND WHEN IT GETS HEATED OR HOT,FUEL WOULD FLOW OUT OF CARBURETOR ONTO PIPES AND DRIVER'S LEGS. CAN HAPPEN AFTER MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN PARKED. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR PROBLEM. HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER.*AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28