FaultScore

Yamaha YZFR6 vs KIA Borrego

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 Yamaha YZFR6 KIA Borrego
Complaints on file 58 145
Model years covered 1999–2014 2008–2010
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 8 9
Fires reported 2 0
Injuries reported 9 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 32.8% 8.3%

Yamaha YZFR6 by year

99 00 01 02 03 04 06 07 09 13 14
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 22.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 6.9%
Engine & Cooling 3 5.2%
Body & Structure 3 5.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.2%
Suspension 2 3.4%
Other & Unspecified 2 3.4%

KIA Borrego by year

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 12.4%
Brakes 18 12.4%
Electrical System 16 11.0%
Other & Unspecified 12 8.3%
Seat Belts 11 7.6%
Steering 9 6.2%
Lights 8 5.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 4.8%