2005 Yamaha Fjr1300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 23 complaints
23
Total Complaints
31,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

15,000 25th Percentile
31,000 Median Mileage
43,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
WHEELS
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE A MOTORCYCLE AND A GREAT MANY TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS DO NOT ACTIVATE WHEN I AM AT AN INTERSECTION. SENSORS UNDER THE STREET TRIGGER MANY TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THESE SENSORS ARE OFTEN NOT ADJUSTED TO DETECT MOTORCYCLES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I AM FORCED TO RUN THROUGH RED LIGHTS ALL THE TIME..."
"YAMAHA FJR1300, 2005 MODEL, EXHAUST VALVE NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTY VALVE GUIDE AND VALVE GUIDE SEAL DESIGN. THE NOISE STARTED AROUND 5000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED TO A LOUD TICKING. YAMAHA DEALER SAYS IT COULD BE A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MODEL BUT ADVISED I WOULD ..."
"GAS TANK ON A 2005 YAMAHA FJR1300A ERUPTED IN A GEYSER OF GASOLINE. WHAT HAPPENED?: ON MONDAY 7-16-07 I STOPPED FOR FUEL. IT WAS ABOUT 95 DEGREES, AND THE BIKE WAS HOT. IT WAS NOT OUTSIDE OF NORMAL OPERATING TEMP. - I HAD TWO BARS ON THE TEMP GAUGE. I OPENED THE FUEL CAP/DOOR AND LIQUID GASOLINE SP..."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 complaints
25th: 31,000 mi Median: 43,000 mi 75th: 53,198 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 4 CA: 3 AL: 3 CO: 2 OH: 2 PA: 2 NC: 2 MO: 1 NJ: 1 GA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

4.3%
Original Owners
95.7%
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