2019 Can-AM Ryker: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2019 Can-AM Ryker
On the 2019 Can-AM Ryker, the failure owners report most often is other steering problem, with 14 reports on file. Across every failure mode on this year, half the dated reports were filed before 1,000 miles. Overall it scores 81 out of 100, severe risk for a 2019.
Severe risk for a 2019 — 44th riskiest of the 245 2019 vehicles we can rate. 68 owner reports; fleet size estimated from this year's own recall paperwork.
What breaks on the 2019 Can-AM Ryker
Owners have reported 15 named failure modes on the 2019 Can-AM Ryker, and the three most-reported carry 49% of everything filed.
Other steering problem leads with 14 reports and about 1.5 per 1,000 vehicles.
Other wheel or tire problem follows with 12 reports, median 1,000 miles.
Transmission will not engage a gear follows with 7 reports.
By system, the reports fall mostly into steering (14), wheels (14) and brakes (8).
When these failures get reported
15 of the reports on the 2019 Can-AM Ryker came with an odometer reading, and half of those were filed before 1,000 miles.
The busiest stretch is between 0 and 10,000 miles, which alone holds 87% of the dated reports.
100% of the dated reports were filed below 36,000 miles, which is early enough that a fair number of these cars were still under a factory warranty when the owner complained.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
Showing the 12 most-reported failure modes of 15. The full list is in the table below.
How reports accumulate
Every report with an odometer reading, cumulative, from 0 to 200,000 miles. A curve that climbs early is a car with early problems, whatever its total.
- Line share of reports filed by that mileage
- Dashed the median reported mileage
How bad it is when it goes
Across the named modes, 3 mention a crash and 3 an injury. Those are the words owners used in their own complaints, and NHTSA does not verify them, but they are the closest thing in this data to a measure of what a failure actually did.
The average severity weight across every report on this year is 4.71, where a stalled engine or a failed airbag weighs many times more than a rattling trim panel, and a figure this high means the reports are dominated by failures with safety consequences rather than annoyances. The weighting is set out in full on the methodology page.
What the top failures cost to put right, as editorial estimates for an independent US shop rather than figures from NHTSA: other steering problem at $350–$2,400, other wheel or tire problem at $200–$1,500, transmission will not engage a gear at $1,500–$6,000 and other brake problem at $300–$1,800. Dealer labour, a seized bolt or a part that is no longer made can push any of these past the top of its range.
13% of the reports on this year sit in the engine, transmission, drivetrain or cooling systems — the four where a repair bill is usually four figures.
Every reported failure mode
| Failure mode | System | Reports | With reading | 25th | Median | 75th | Per 1,000 | Typical repair | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other steering problem | steering | 14 | 1 | — | 15 | — | 1.5 | $350–$2,400 | High |
| Other wheel or tire problem | wheels | 12 | 7 | — | 978 | — | 1.3 | $200–$1,500 | High |
| Transmission will not engage a gear | transmission | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.8 | $1,500–$6,000 | Critical |
| Other brake problem | brakes | 7 | 1 | — | 238 | — | 0.8 | $300–$1,800 | High |
| Other electrical problem | electrical | 6 | 1 | — | 2k | — | 0.7 | $250–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Other suspension problem | suspension | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.4 | $350–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Other speed control problem | adas | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.4 | $250–$2,000 | Critical |
| Wheel, stud or lug nut failure | wheels | 2 | 2 | — | 2k | — | 0.2 | $150–$1,500 | Critical |
| Other driver assistance problem | adas | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.2 | $250–$1,800 | High |
| Radiator or coolant leak | cooling | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $350–$1,900 | High |
| Loss of braking | brakes | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $400–$3,000 | Critical |
| Control arm, ball joint or bushing failure | suspension | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $400–$2,200 | High |
| Tail light, brake light or signal failure | lighting | 1 | 1 | — | 15k | — | 0.1 | $100–$900 | Moderate |
| Other engine problem | engine | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $300–$4,000 | High |
| Other fuel system problem | fuel | 1 | 1 | — | 238 | — | 0.1 | $300–$2,200 | High |
| Unclassified problem | other | 4 | 1 | — | 16k | — | 0.4 | — | Moderate |
Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.
How often, against how many were built
Scaled by an estimate of how many of these cars exist, the 2019 Can-AM Ryker draws about 7.4 per 1,000 vehicles, which puts it in the 87th percentile of complaint rates among 2019 vehicles we can rate.
That denominator is the weakest number on the page and it is fair to say so plainly. Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound.
The working figure is 9,223 vehicles. If the true number is twice that, every rate on this page is half what it says; the ranking against other 2019 vehicles, which is what the risk score uses, is far more robust than the rate itself.
Recalls on the 2019 model year
NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns covering the 2019 Can-AM Ryker, affecting an estimated 17,105 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump, electrical system:wiring and wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts/studs. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
One caution about reading these together: a recall usually raises the complaint count for the same part, because owners who read about it go and file. The mileages stay informative; the counts get noisy.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
10,969 vehicles 2023-12-15- Defect
- Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (Bombardier) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Can-Am Ryker motorcycles. The impeller may swell, causing the high-pressure fuel pump to fail.
- Consequence
- A fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pump as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2024. Owners may contact Bombardier customer service at 1-888-272-9222. Bombardier's number for this recall is Bulletin 2023-10.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
46,119 vehicles 2022-10-22- Defect
- Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Ryker motorcycles. The position light and flasher electrical harnesses in the front fenders may loosen and rub on the tire, leading to a short circuit and resulting in an engine stall while driving.
- Consequence
- An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will secure the two harnesses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2022. Owners may contact Bombardier customer service at 1-888-272-9222.
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
11,378 vehicles 2019-09-27- Defect
- Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Can-Am Ryker motorcycles. The wheel nuts may crack, causing the wheels to loosen.
- Consequence
- Loose wheels may cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- BRP will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wheel nuts, free of charge. The recall began October 17, 2019. Owners may contact BRP customer service at 1-888-272-9222.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
How it ranks in the 2019 field
The score at the top of the page, placed among its peers. The zones are the same thresholds the scorer applies, read out of the scorer itself, so the picture and the band word cannot disagree.
Scores are ranked within the model year, never across years, because an older car has had longer to accumulate reports.
- Left fewer and less serious reports
- Right more, or worse
- Marker this vehicle
Better and worse years of the same car
Severe risk for a 2019 — 44th riskiest of the 245 2019 vehicles we can rate. Every score on this site is a rank inside its own model year, which is what makes a 2004 and a 2019 comparable at all.
Across the 4 model years of this car that carry enough reports to score, 2021 comes out best at 77 and 2019 worst at 81, with 2019 itself at 81.
If the model year is negotiable, 2021 and 2020 score lower than 2019 by a margin worth acting on. Same body, same engines, different luck — usually a supplier change or a mid-cycle fix, which the complaint data can show but never explain.
Within the 2019–2023 generation specifically, 2021 is the strongest year at 77 and 2019 the weakest at 81.
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Shorter is better. Years with too few reports to score are shown without a bar rather than as a zero, because no data is not good news.
Within the 2019-2023 generation, 2021 Can-AM Ryker scores best at 77 and 2019 Can-AM Ryker worst at 81.
The limits of complaint data
68 owner reports; fleet size estimated from this year's own recall paperwork. Every count on this page is therefore a floor: it is the number of owners who went to the trouble of filing with a federal agency, which is a small and self-selected fraction of the owners who had the fault.
Of those 68 reports, 15 carried an odometer reading, so the mileages here describe 22% of the sample rather than all of it. Owners also round: readings pile up on multiples of ten thousand, which is why this site publishes "about 90,000 miles" and not "91,438".
The failure modes are assigned by software reading the owner's own words, which is accurate in bulk and wrong in individual cases. A mode with a handful of reports may contain a misfiled one.
And nothing here predicts what one car will do. These are other people's complaints, filed years apart, on cars maintained by strangers. Read the page as a map of where this model year has previously gone wrong, then have the specific car in front of you inspected.
Questions this page answers
What are the most common problems with the 2019 Can-AM Ryker?
The most-reported failures are other steering problem (14 reports, median 15 miles), other wheel or tire problem (12 reports, median 1,000 miles) and transmission will not engage a gear (7 reports). Counts come from owner complaints filed with NHTSA, which are voluntary, so they show what owners bothered to report rather than every fault that occurred.
Is the 2019 Can-AM Ryker reliable?
It scores 81 out of 100 on our risk index, which is severe — 44th riskiest of the 245 2019 vehicles we can rate. The score is a comparison against other 2019 vehicles, not a prediction about any individual car, and it is built from complaint rates, severity and how early failures appear.
Which year of the Can-AM Ryker is best?
Within the 2019–2023 generation, 2021 scores best at 77 out of 100 and 2019 worst at 81. Same body, same engines, different luck.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed