FaultScore

Suzuki GSX-R1000 problems

Owners have filed 61 complaints about the Suzuki GSX-R1000 with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2021. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Every Suzuki GSX-R1000 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.

05 06 07 08 09 13 14 15 17 18 21
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
2021 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 3 3 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2017 6 0 0 5,312 Engine & Cooling
2015 1 1 0 Lights
2014 1 0 0 Body & Structure
2013 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2009 1 0 0 Electrical System
2008 8 5 0 1,000 Brakes
2007 25 12 1 1,116 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2006 8 4 0 14,500 Body & Structure
2005 5 4 0 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Suzuki GSX-R1000

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

Body & Structure 13 21.3%

Worst in 2005

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 21.3%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 11 18.0%

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 9.8%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 5 8.2%

Worst in 2017

Electrical System 5 8.2%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 3 4.9%

Worst in 2007

Steering 2 3.3%

Worst in 2008

Lights 2 3.3%

Worst in 2015

Stability & Traction Control 1 1.6%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Suzuki GSX-R1000, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2005 peak 4 Apr 2024

Compare the Suzuki GSX-R1000

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