2007 Yamaha Fjr13: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 65 complaints
65
Total Complaints
4,356mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,000 25th Percentile
4,356 Median Mileage
15,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
17
Fuel Injection System
11
Engine And Engine Cooling
8
Vehicle Speed Control
6
Delivery
5
Fuel Injection System
2
Fuel System, Gasoline
2
Exterior Lighting
2
Structure
1
Injectors
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ALTITUDE-RELATED STALLING AND SURGING. WHEN INCREASING ELEVATION BY APPROX 1500 FEET OR MORE, BIKE WILL STALL COMING OUT OF CORNERS OR AT LOW LOADS WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE BELOW 3500 RPMS. INCREASING THROTTLE OPENING DOES NOTHING FOR APPROX 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN MOTOR SUDDENLY SURGES. VERY DANGEROU..."
"SEVERE ENGINE SURGING AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN RIDING THROUGH VARYING ALTITUDES. BIKE ACTS LIKE IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND LOSES ALL POWER FOR 1-3 SECONDS THEN POWER COMES ON SUDDENLY ALMOST LIKE WOW. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURS IN CORNERS AS IT'S COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE TO THE POINT WH..."
"WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, CHANGES IN ELEVATIONS CAUSES A SURGING PROBLEM WHICH MAKES YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR"

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 17 complaints
25th: 11,500 mi Median: 15,000 mi 75th: 26,542 mi
Fuel Injection System 11 complaints
25th: 1,000 mi Median: 2,230 mi 75th: 5,120 mi
Engine And Engine Cooling 8 complaints
25th: 605 mi Median: 900 mi 75th: 1,575 mi
Vehicle Speed Control 6 complaints
25th: 1,000 mi Median: 1,400 mi 75th: 1,500 mi
Delivery 5 complaints
25th: 1,465 mi Median: 1,910 mi 75th: 2,300 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 16 TX: 8 FL: 5 MA: 4 WA: 4 OR: 3 PA: 3 IL: 3 SC: 3 NC: 2

Who Files Complaints?

50.8%
Original Owners
49.2%
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