Buell 1125r

Owners filed 45 complaints across 2 model years of the Buell 1125r. The 2009 drew the most (39); the 2008 the fewest (6).

Model years2

Complaints45

Recalls2

Fires1

Deaths0

Every Buell 1125r model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2009	39		0	1	—	Electrical System	Routine
2008	6		2	—	1	Power Train	Routine

Which Buell 1125r years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2009 is the weakest year on record, with 39 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.