Electronics

Kubota RTV-XG850

3 source-linked failure reports. Most reported: Fire / ignition. Typical failure around 3.3 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

3 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports. Counts are reports in our database, not a population failure rate.

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3 confirmed failure reports · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue: Fire / ignition
Typical first failure: 3.3 yr; Median of confirmed reports with timing
Median repair cost: —; Reported costs only · market varies
Highest reported repair: —; Not a quote · costs differ by country

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Fire / ignition1 · 33.3%
Utility Vehicles (5044)1 · 33.3%
Explosion / rupture1 · 33.3%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

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Median months to failure

39.5

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Fire / ignition

Utility Vehicles (5044)

58 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250320-03443-2147332462. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kubota RTV-XG850. Source model text: Xg850 sidekick. Incident: I have a Kubota xg850 sidekick and it leaks gas in to the oil . This could cause a fire or a explosion when hot.

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Months until failure

58 months

Repair cost

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Utility Vehicles (5044)

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 22, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240805-B690F-4853386. Matched catalog product: Kubota RTV-XG850. Source model text: RTVXG850. Incident: Caller stated that the side by side UTV parking brakes is not holding, it keeps rolling and the manufacturer is unwilling to cover the repair under warranty. He stated that they advised that he would have to pay to have them break down the unit to see if there is a defect which is very expensive.

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Months until failure

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

86%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Explosion / rupture

Utility Vehicles (5044)

21 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240221-54D68-2147340848. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: Kubota RTV-XG850 (Kubota XG850). Incident: I have a 2022 Kubota XG850 sidekick. The engine puts gas in the oil. Kubota refuses to admit publicly they have a problem. If you research internet groups you will see this is widespread. I feel like this machine is unsafe by the amount of gas getting into the crankcase. My machine is on its 5th oil change in about 90 hrs. I sent 1 sample off to a lab it was about 4% gas at 12 hrs. The 1 I wish I would have sent Im guessing was 20 %. at30-40 hrs total machine time and its second oil change for breakin purposes. The oil flowed out when drained like water and smelled of gas. Kubota has taken my machine in and cant find a defect. The rep from Kubota told me on the phone mine has the updated engine and it should not be doing this. Well it is and I am waiting nor a catastrophic failure of the machine because gas explodes. The only explanation they gave me is that I am not operating the machine correctly. I am 55 years old and have operated a lot of machines. This is an unsafe machine with gas in the oil. Please look into this there are many people having these unsafe machines. I cant even take my grandkids on it without fear of an explosion. Feel free to call me

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Months until failure

21 months

Repair cost

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Repaired

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

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