Rankings ยท Vehicles

Motorcycles most often involved in fatal crashes

Models ranked by how many times they appear in fatal crashes across 2020โ€“2024. Popular models appear more often simply because there are more of them on the road, so this is not a safety rating.

# Model Vehicles in fatal crashes
1 Honda CBR600 761
2 Yamaha YZF-R6 750
3 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 589
4 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic 582
5 Harley-Davidson Street Glide 526
6 Yamaha YZF-R1 515
7 Suzuki GSX-R600 508
8 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic 412
9 Honda CBR1000 411
10 Harley-Davidson FLTRXS / Road Glide Special 389
11 Harley-Davidson FLHXS / Street Glide Special 378
12 Suzuki GSX-R750 375
13 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 331
14 Suzuki GSX-R1000 322
15 Honda GL1800 275
16 Kawasaki Ninja 650 273
17 Harley-Davidson Road King 259
18 Harley-Davidson FLHX / Street Glide 246
19 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom 232
20 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 231
21 Kawasaki Ninja 400 228
22 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide 222
23 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limited 213
24 Harley-Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic 200
25 BMW S 1000 RR 193
26 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Classic 183
27 Kawasaki ZX-6R 180
28 Harley-Davidson FLHTK / ULTRA LIMITED 171
29 Harley-Davidson FLHTCUTG / Tri Glide Ultra 169
30 Harley-Davidson FLTRX / Road Glide 166
31 Suzuki GSX1300R 163
32 Yamaha XVS1100 / V Star 1100 163
33 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special 161
34 Harley-Davidson FLSTC / Heritage Softail Classic 142
35 Suzuki GSX-R1000K 137
36 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Custom 131
37 Yamaha YZF-R3 128
38 Harley Davidson XL883N / IRON 883 125
39 Kawasaki Ninja 300 124
40 Suzuki GSX-R600K 121
41 Yamaha XVS650 (V Star 650) 119
42 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe 119
43 Harley-Davidson FLHR / Road King 116
44 Honda VT750 (Shadow Aero) 112
45 Harley-Davidson XL 883 / Sportster 883 112
46 Kawasaki Ninja 250R 111
47 Harley-Davidson Softail Standard 110
48 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 108
49 Yamaha YZF600 107
50 Harley-Davidson FXDB / Dyna Street Bob 106

Occupant deaths are people who died inside the vehicle. Other deaths are people who died elsewhere in the same crashes: occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.