Buell S1 Lightning problems
Owners have filed 25 complaints about the Buell S1 Lightning with NHTSA across model years 1996 to 1998. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.
Every Buell S1 Lightning year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
What breaks on a Buell S1 Lightning
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1997
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Buell S1 Lightning, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Buell S1 Lightning
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.