Yamaha YZF600RG

Owners filed 8 complaints across 4 model years of the Yamaha YZF600RG. The 2000 drew the most (4); the 2001 the fewest (1).

Model years4
Complaints8
Recalls1
Fires1
Deaths0

Every Yamaha YZF600RG model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20022
01Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v BatteryRoutine
20011
0Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
20004
011Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
19951
1Suspension › RearRoutine

Which Yamaha YZF600RG years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 4 complaints concentrated in the power train › manual transmission.

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.