Reliability & cost of ownership
Yamaha Yzfr6 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Yamaha Yzfr6? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Yamaha Yzfr6 problems by model year
6 recall entries and 48 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Yzfr6 | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Yzfr6 | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Yzfr6 | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Yzfr6 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Yzfr6 | 1 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Yzfr6 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Yzfr6 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Yzfr6 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Yzfr6 | 0 | 28 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Yzfr6 | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Yzfr6 | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Yamaha Yzfr6, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system24 complaints
- power train13 complaints
- vehicle speed control4 complaints
- structure3 complaints
- suspension2 complaints
- engine and engine cooling2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- fuel system2 complaints