U.S. public vehicle records

2005 Yamaha XVS1100 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

10 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

26,323 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 8 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 8 of 10 complaints (80.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting	2	20.0%
Braking behavior	1	10.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train

Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel

Engine

Unknown Or Other

Power Train: 8; Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel: 1; Engine: 1; Unknown Or Other: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 4; 25,000 to 49,999: 4; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2020

2023

2012: 2; 2013: 2; 2014: 2; 2015: 1; 2016: 1; 2020: 1; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 2 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10460790 · 2012-06-06 (June 6, 2012)

MOTORCYCLE STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN WHEN SHIFTING. TOOK IT TO A MOTORCYCLE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT HAD GONE BAD. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE. CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED NOW. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10460790 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11331828 · 2020-06-30 (June 30, 2020)

I WAS DRIVING MY NEWLY BOUGHT (USED) MOTORCYCLE, BOUGHT IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. IT HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT HOME NO PROBLEM, BY THE END OF THE WEEK I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE THROTTLE. LOOK AT THE BIKE ONCE I GET HOME AND THE MID DRIVE SHAFT THAT TRANSMITS POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE FINAL DRIVE HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE END. THE BOLT HAD BROKE OFF. WHILE RESEARCHING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM HAS COME UP MANY MANY TIMES WITH THIS YEAR OF MOTORCYCLE. THE HEAT TREA…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,645 miles reported. Look up ODI 11331828 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10605476 · 2014-06-24 (June 24, 2014)

SORRY IF I SEEM TO BE ALARMED. BUT I OWN A 2005 YAMAHA 1100 CLASSIC. WHY IM FILLING THIS REPORT OUT IS THAT I FOUND A LOT OF PROBLEMS POSTED ABOUT THE MID SHAFT RETAINING BOLT HAS BEEN REPORTED OFTEN OF FAILURE BY EITHER SHEARING OFF OR EVEN BRAKING THE SHAFT ON THIS CERTAIN BIKE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO THE BIKE I OWN YET, BUT READING THESE REPORTS AND SOME OF THE WEB SPACES I FOUND, TELLS ME THAT IT COULD HAPPEN. THIS MAKES ME SCARED TO RIDE MY BIKE ANYMORE. YES BY READING AND LOOKING UP THE DETAILS THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE MULTIPLE DAMAGE OR …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10605476 at NHTSA ↗