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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Yamaha YZFR6 problems by model year
19 recall entries across 17 model years and 54 owner complaints across 18 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 YZFR6 | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 YZFR6 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 YZFR6 | 1 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2013 YZFR6 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 YZFR6 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 YZFR6 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 YZFR6 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 YZFR6 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 YZFR6 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 YZFR6 | 1 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 YZFR6 | 3 | 5 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 YZFR6 | 2 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 YZFR6 | 0 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 YZFR6 | 0 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 YZFR6 | 0 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 YZFR6 | 0 | 28 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 YZFR6 | 1 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1999 YZFR6 | 1 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
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 train14 complaints
- structure4 complaints
- suspension4 complaints
- engine and engine cooling4 complaints
- vehicle speed control4 complaints
- fuel system, gasoline3 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints