Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 YZF-R6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 YZF-R6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Suspension1
- Power train1
- Fuel system, other1
- Fuel system, gasoline1
- Engine and engine cooling1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 602 YZF-R6 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 598 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 23 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 |
| 2013 | 17 | 16 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 |
| 2011 | 8 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 49 | 51 |
| 2008 | 49 | 52 |
| 2007 | 84 | 82 |
| 2006 | 61 | 60 |
| 2005 | 62 | 62 |
| 2004 | 18 | 17 |
| 2003 | 49 | 45 |
| 2002 | 19 | 20 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | 4 | 4 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Recalls
1 campaigns cover the YZF-R6.
YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 YZF-R6 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 2005 THROUGH MARCH 2010. THE MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT SIDE REFLECTOR WAS NOT PLACED AT THE PROPER HEIGHT WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
NHTSA recalls