MYRModel Year Report

Yamaha YZF-R1 — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Yamaha YZF-R1 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2020 highlighted. 1998: 0 complaints 1998 1999: 0 complaints 2000: 0 complaints 2000 2001: 1 complaints 2002: 0 complaints 2002 2003: 1 complaints 2004: 37 complaints 2004 2005: 3 complaints 2006: 8 complaints 2006 2011: 2 complaints 2015: 7 complaints 2015 2020: 1 complaints 2020
2020: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
19980
19990
20000
20011
20020
20031
200437
20053
20068
20112
20157
20201

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2020 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2011 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Not enough data 8 Only 8 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2005 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Not enough data 37 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
2003 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2000 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1999 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1998 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.