Buell XB12R
Owners filed 18 complaints across 4 model years of the Buell XB12R. The 2005 drew the most (7); the 2009 the fewest (0).
Model years4
Complaints18
Recalls2
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Buell XB12R years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting › headlights. It carries 1 recall.
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.