Suzuki SV1000S vs Yamaha YZFR1

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Suzuki SV1000S Yamaha YZFR1
Complaints on file 54 133
Model years covered 2003–2007 1998–2015
Worst model year — —
Best model year — —
Crashes reported 4 6
Fires reported 0 1
Injuries reported 4 7
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Electrical System Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm 14.8% 11.3%

Suzuki SV1000S by year

03 04 05 06 07
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 11 20.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 11.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 7.4%
Suspension 1 1.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.9%

Yamaha YZFR1 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 24 18.0%
Electrical System 18 13.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 9.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 9 6.8%
Body & Structure 7 5.3%
Other & Unspecified 5 3.8%
Suspension 2 1.5%