2003 Yamaha Road Star Silverado: Reliability Data

53
Total Complaints
6,300mi
Median Mileage
Manual Transmission
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,150 25th Percentile
6,300 Median Mileage
11,487 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Manual Transmission
35
Automatic Transmission
9
Power Train
2
Engine
1
Electrical System
1
Equipment
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Horn
1
Fuel System, Gasoline
1
Structure
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT: REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO HAD NO PARTS OR INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *JB"
"SAFETY RECALL REGARDING MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR. I RECIEVED THE RECALL BY MAIL TODAY, AND CALLED BOTH LOCALL DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE ONLY GETTING FOUR RECALL REPAIR KITS EACH PER WEEK AND HAVE A LONG WAITING LIST. TWO TO THREE MONTHS>"
"THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON 1/23/2004 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS TO REPAIR THE RECALL NO DID THEY HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE RECALL LETTER ADVISED THE OWNERS NOT TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE UNTIL THE RECALL WAS DONE. *NM RECAL..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Manual Transmission 35 complaints
25th: 3,975 mi Median: 8,600 mi 75th: 9,247 mi
Automatic Transmission 9 complaints
25th: 1,950 mi Median: 3,400 mi 75th: 5,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 11 FL: 7 AL: 4 MD: 4 WA: 4 GA: 3 NC: 3 SC: 2 TX: 2 KY: 1

Who Files Complaints?

39.6%
Original Owners
60.4%
Second+ Owners

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