MYRModel Year Report

Yamaha YZFR1 — YEARS TO AVOID

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

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Yamaha YZFR1 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2015 highlighted. 1998: 3 complaints 1998 1999: 2 complaints 2000: 0 complaints 2001: 0 complaints 2001 2002: 0 complaints 2003: 1 complaints 2004: 0 complaints 2004 2005: 6 complaints 2006: 2 complaints 2007: 90 complaints 2007 2008: 3 complaints 2009: 2 complaints 2010: 0 complaints 2010 2011: 0 complaints 2012: 0 complaints 2013: 1 complaints 2013 2015: 4 complaints 2015
2015: 4 complaints
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YearComplaints
19983
19992
20000
20010
20020
20031
20040
20056
20062
200790
20083
20092
20100
20110
20120
20131
20154

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2015 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2013 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2011 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2010 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2009 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2008 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Not enough data 90 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
2006 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2005 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few 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.
2001 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints 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 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1998 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.