2002 Yamaha Road Star: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 87 complaints
87
Total Complaints
6,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,300 25th Percentile
6,000 Median Mileage
11,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
51
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
29
EQUIPMENT
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
1
POWER TRAIN
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE TRANSMISSION ON MY YAMAHA ROAD STAR 1600 [2002] GETS STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. NOT ALL THE TIME BUT ENOUGH TO CUASE ME SOME CONCERN.SOMTIMES IT GETS LOCKED UP IN BETWEEN GEARS AND IT TAKES A BIT TO GET IT UNSTUCK.IT SEEMS ODD AS THIS IS A BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE WITH LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND MILES ON IT...."
"POTENTIAL FAILURE OF YAMAHA ROADSTAR TRANSMISSION. THERE IS CURRENTLY A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY YAMAHA, BUT IT FAILS TO ADDRESS ITS PROBLEMS. *LA"
"THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT RECALL# 03V3090000 SUBJECT: REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE DEALER INDICATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *NM *MR"

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