FaultScore

Yamaha YZFR6 problems

Owners have filed 58 complaints about the Yamaha YZFR6 with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2014. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Yamaha YZFR6 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.

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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
2014 3 3 0 Engine & Cooling
2013 2 2 0 Electrical System
2009 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 5 2 2 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2004 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2003 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2002 3 0 0 Electrical System
2001 33 0 0 5,000 Electrical System
2000 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 3 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Yamaha YZFR6

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

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 22.4%

Worst in 2001

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 6.9%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 3 5.2%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 3 5.2%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.2%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 2 3.4%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 2 3.4%

Worst in 2006

Wheels 1 1.7%

Worst in 1999

Seats 1 1.7%

Worst in 2006

Stability & Traction Control 1 1.7%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Yamaha YZFR6, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2002 peak 7 Sep 2023

Compare the Yamaha YZFR6

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