Yamaha Yzfr1

Owners filed 175 complaints across 19 model years of the Yamaha Yzfr1. The 2007 drew the most (90).

Model years19
Complaints175
Recalls29
Fires1
Deaths1

Which Yamaha Yzfr1 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Yamaha Yzfr1 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Yamaha Yzfr1 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20201
0——EngineRoutine
201510
1——Power TrainDo not drive
20141
0——EngineRoutine
20131
1——Exterior LightingRoutine
20120
1———Routine
20112
1——EngineRoutine
20100
1———Routine
20092
11—Exterior Lighting › HeadlightsRoutine
20083
1——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
200790
1—3Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
200610
2—1Electrical SystemRoutine
20059
4—3Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody ShieldsRoutine
200437
3—6Electrical SystemRoutine
20032
2——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
20021
2——Tires › Tread/BeltRoutine
20011
2——EngineRoutine
20000
2———Routine
19992
2—1Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling SystemFatalities reported
19983
2——Suspension › RearRoutine

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