Can-Am RykerYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 135 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Can-Am Ryker year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2019 and 2021. The Ryker has 6 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2022 Best years'19 '21Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints135Top: Steering Safety recalls62019–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Tjhiggin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Can-Am Ryker years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Ryker median. Tap a year for its full report.

39 16 35 34 8 2 1

'19'20'21'22'23'25'26

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2023Not rated–/1008 complaints · 3 recalls 2022Caution39/10034 complaints · 4 recalls 2021Solid50/10035 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/10016 complaints · 4 recalls 2019Solid52/10039 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Can-Am Ryker problems

All model years combined: 135 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

59Steering4 crash/fire/injury

27Service brakes2 crash/fire/injury

27Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

26Wheels1 crash/fire/injury

22Suspension1 crash/fire/injury

16Vehicle speed control1 crash/fire/injury

10Engine

8Fuel/propulsion system

5Service brakes, hydraulic

2310 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Steering	59	4
Service brakes	27	2
Electrical system	27	1
Wheels	26	1
Suspension	22	1
Vehicle speed control	16	1
Engine	10	0
Fuel/propulsion system	8	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	5	0
10 other systems	23	3

6 recalls

Can-Am Ryker recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Delivery: fuel pump23V-855 · 2019–2023 · Dec 15, 2023 · 10,969 vehicles Exterior lighting: brake lights23V-175 · 2022–2023 · Mar 17, 2023 · 34,457 vehicles Electrical system: wiring22V-799 · 2019–2023 · Oct 22, 2022 · 46,119 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar22V-503 · 2022 · Jul 13, 2022 · 9,353 vehiclesDo not drive Wheels20V-632 · 2020 · Oct 14, 2020 · 6,958 vehicles Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs19V-683 · 2019–2020 · Sep 27, 2019 · 11,378 vehicles