Yamaha YZF-R6

Motorcycle ⭐ Popular pick Discontinued

4 production runs · 10 variants · 6 registers with powertrain counts · 2 sources

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Yamaha YZF-R6 on record.

Netherlands: 1999–2018; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland: 2005–2025; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history, variants & sources

4 production runs · 10 variants · 6 registers with powertrain counts · 2 sources

Researched from the manufacturer's own pages and published references, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

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Netherlands
1999	399
2000	496
2001	444
2002	368
2003	106
2004	47
2005	220
2006	469
2007	329
2008	316
2009	125
2010	78
2011	43
2012	26
2013	15
2014	17
2015	8
2016	6
2017	2
2018	1

Finland
2005	33
2006	76
2007	61
2008	51
2009	28
2010	22
2011	11
2012	7
2013	3
2014	1
2015	6
2016	1
2023	1
2025	2

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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{
  "id": "motorcycle/yamaha/yzf-r6",
  "name": "YZF-R6",
  "make": {
    "id": "yamaha",
    "name": "Yamaha"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
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    "ch",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "il",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 2,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "motorcycle/yamaha/r6",
    "motorcycle/yamaha/yzf-6r"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "discontinued",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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