FaultScore

Worst years for a Can-Am Spyder RT

Owners have filed 399 complaints about the Can-Am Spyder RT with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2026. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2013 Can-Am Spyder RT

176 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2018 Can-Am Spyder RT

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Can-Am Spyder RT 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2024 6 0 3 Other & Unspecified
2023 1 0 0 Electrical System
2022 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2021 9 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2020 6 0 0 Lights
2019 7 0 0 400 Brakes
2018 B 15 0 0 3,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2017 7 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 C 10 1 0 1,240 Steering
2015 6 0 0 Suspension
2014 B 16 0 1 500 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 F 176 0 8 1,225 Fuel & Propulsion
2012 D 60 1 4 700 Fuel & Propulsion
2011 D 42 0 8 2,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2010 B 31 0 0 5,663 Steering
2009 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2008 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Can-Am Spyder RT

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Fuel & Propulsion 107 26.8%

Worst in 2013

Engine & Cooling 93 23.3%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2010

Brakes 33 8.3%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2012

Steering 21 5.3%

Worst in 2010

Lights 14 3.5%

Worst in 2012

Seats 12 3.0%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 10 2.5%

Worst in 2013

Suspension 8 2.0%

Worst in 2013

Stability & Traction Control 4 1.0%

Worst in 2012

Airbags 2 0.5%

Worst in 2010

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 0.5%

Worst in 2021

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Can-Am Spyder RT, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2010 peak 55 Aug 2026

Compare the Can-Am Spyder RT

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.