2022 Yamaha SuperJet — Should You Buy One?
Typical asking price: $8,500–$11,500. There is 1 high-severity known issue you need to know before handing over a check.
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Kestrel Take
The reborn SuperJet — Yamaha replaced the legendary two-stroke with a modern four-stroke, making the iconic stand-up cleaner, easier to live with, and closed-course legal. It's still a specialist machine for skilled riders. As a stand-up, expect hard use and drops; inspect closely. A low-hour, freshwater four-stroke SuperJet with clean compression is a fun, iconic niche ski; verify hours, hull, handle pole, and pump.
What we checked
Not checked against public records
Personal watercraft fall to the Consumer Product Safety Commission rather than NHTSA. Its recall feed rarely names a specific model year, so we have not wired it in — matching on the brand alone would attach other people’s machines to this page. What follows is our own write-up, and it has not been reconciled against an official record. Treat it as a starting point, not a verdict.
Known Issues for the 2022 Yamaha SuperJet
Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.
Stand-ups are ridden hard by skilled riders; verify hours, compression, and service.
Repair cost (estimate): $300-$3,500 — about 35% of what this car is typically worth
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Inspect the hull, tray, and handle pole/spring for drop damage.
Repair cost (estimate): $150-$1,500
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Walk-Away Red Flags
- ✗High hours / hard use
- ✗Hull/handle-pole damage
- ✗Worn wear ring
- ✗Salt without flushing
Good Signs
- ✓Reasonable hours, clean compression
- ✓Sound hull and handle pole
- ✓Freshwater or flushed, documented service
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