Kawasaki problems & recalls
Kawasaki vehicles have drawn 1,397 consumer complaints and 290 recall campaigns across 333 models in NHTSA's files, led by the KLR650 and the Kawasaki.
1,397
NHTSA complaints
290
Recall campaigns
333
Models tracked
KLR650
Most complained
Which Kawasaki models have the most problems?
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLR650 | 232 | 1 | ||
| Kawasaki | 102 | 0 | ||
| Ninja ZX-6R | 78 | 3 | ||
| Ninja 300 | 77 | 1 | ||
| Vulcan | 70 | 4 | ||
| Concours 14 | 64 | 5 | ||
| Ninja | 53 | 8 | ||
| Vulcan 1500 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Kl650e | 23 | 3 | ||
| Ex300 | 22 | 1 | ||
| ZX-6R | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zx1100 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Versys | 18 | 0 | ||
| Vulcan Classic | 16 | 1 | ||
| Vulcan Nomad | 15 | 0 | ||
| Vn900d6f | 13 | 2 | ||
| Vulcan 900 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Zx1200-A1 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Kl650a19 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Ninja ZX-10R | 12 | 4 | ||
| Vn1500 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Zx600j7f | 12 | 0 | ||
| Vulcan 750 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a6f | 10 | 0 | ||
| Vn1700baf | 9 | 0 | ||
| Vulcan 1700 Vaquero | 9 | 1 | ||
| Zx1400a6f | 9 | 1 | ||
| Zx600 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Zx Series | 9 | 0 | ||
| Concours | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vn1700aaf | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zx14 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a | 7 | 1 | ||
| Vn1600-A1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Vn900b6f | 7 | 2 | ||
| Zx900 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Ninja ZX-14R | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vn1700a9fa | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zg1400a8f | 6 | 3 | ||
| Zx636c1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Drifter | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ex250f19 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ex250f7f | 5 | 1 | ||
| Krt750 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Vn1700 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zg1000a6f | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zx1000-C1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ex250f6f | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ninja 250R | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nomad Fl | 4 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500n8f | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600b2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600d1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600d6f | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vn1700caf | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vn2000 A1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Z125 PRO | 4 | 2 | ||
| ZX1000 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ex250jaf | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ex250jcf | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ex500 | 3 | 0 | ||
| KDX200 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ke 100 Trail/st | 3 | 0 | ||
| Kl250d21 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Kl650 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Kl650e9f | 3 | 0 | ||
| KLX250 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Klx250t9f | 3 | 1 | ||
| K Series | 3 | 0 | ||
| Versys 650 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500-E7 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Vn1600a7fa | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600a8f | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600g6f | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vn1700g9f | 3 | 0 | ||
| Voyager XII | 3 | 1 | ||
| Vulcan 1700 Voyager | 3 | 1 | ||
| Vulcan 2000 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Zg1400 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zg1400a9f | 3 | 0 | ||
| Z Series | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zx1000d6f | 3 | 1 | ||
| Zx1400a7f | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zx400 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Zx600p7f | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zx600raf | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bayou | 2 | 0 | ||
| En500 | 2 | 0 | ||
| En500c7f | 2 | 0 | ||
| En500c9f | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ex250j8fl | 2 | 3 | ||
| Ex650ecfl | 2 | 1 | ||
| Kl250g9f | 2 | 1 | ||
| Kl650a14 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a17 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Kl650e8f | 2 | 1 | ||
| Kle650 | 2 | 1 | ||
| KLX230 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ninja 400 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500g1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn1500-L4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Vn1600a1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600a3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600a6f | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600b6f | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn1700c9f | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn2000g8f | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn750a6f | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn800-A10 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Vn800-B8 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Vn900c | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vn900d7f | 2 | 1 | ||
| Zg1000a17 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zg1000a18 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zr1100a2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zx10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zx1000c2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zx1000d7f | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zx1100-C | 2 | 1 | ||
| Zx1200-A2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Zx1200r | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zx1400 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zx14a6f | 2 | 1 | ||
| Zx636 B2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 800b3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bn125a5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bn125-A5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bn125a7f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brute Force 300 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Csr750 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Eliminator El450 | 1 | 0 | ||
| En500c6f | 1 | 0 | ||
| En500cltd | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ex250f15 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ex250f18 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ex250j8f | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ex650c9f | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kl250d22 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a16 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a18 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kl650a7f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kl650e8fl | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kle650a9f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kle650ccfl | 1 | 1 | ||
| Klf300 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Klx250h6f | 1 | 0 | ||
| KLX250S | 1 | 1 | ||
| KZ750 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Mean Streak | 1 | 0 | ||
| MULE 610 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ninja 500 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ninja 650 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ninja H2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Nomad 150cc | 1 | 0 | ||
| Police 1000 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1500-E6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Vn1500-E7l | 1 | 2 | ||
| Vn1500n2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1500n4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1500n7f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1500-P2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500t6f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600a2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600-A2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vn1600a7f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600d7f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1600d8fa | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn1700b9fa | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn2000d1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn2000d6f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn700 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn800-A1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vn900b7f | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vn900b8f | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vn900c7f | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vn900c9f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn900 Custom | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vn900d6fl | 1 | 2 | ||
| Vn900d8f | 1 | 2 | ||
| Voyager | 1 | 0 | ||
| Voyager 12 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Z500 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Z650 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zg1000a10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zg1000a16 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zg1000a20 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zg1400b8f | 1 | 3 | ||
| Zg1400b9f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zg1400caf | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zr1100c4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zr1200a1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zr1200-A2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zr1200a3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zr750k1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zrx1200-A | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zx1000e8f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx10r | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx1200-A1l | 1 | 2 | ||
| Zx1200c1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx1200c2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx1400c8f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx600j1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx600j8f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx600 K1l | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zx600r9f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx636 B1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zx636 B1l | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zx636c6f | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zx900e1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bn125 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bn 125-A4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Br125 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ej650-E3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ej650-E3l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex250 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Ex250f18l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex250f19l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex250f6fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex250f7fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex250jcfa | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex250jcfal | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex250jcfl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex400g | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex650caf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ex650ecf | 0 | 1 | ||
| H1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| H2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Kle650ccf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Klx250t9fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| KZ1000 | 0 | 4 | ||
| KZ1100 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Kz400 | 0 | 1 | ||
| KZ550 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Kz900 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lx230a | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lx230g | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ninja 1000 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Ninja 7 Hybrid | 0 | 2 | ||
| Ninja e-1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ninja H2 SX | 0 | 4 | ||
| Ninja Zx-4rr | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ninja Zx7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vn1500-E5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500-L4l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500-L5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500-L5l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500-N3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500-P1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Vn1500-P2l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500-R3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn1500-R3l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn1600-A1l | 0 | 3 | ||
| Vn1600-A2l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn2000 A1-L | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn800-A1l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn800-B8l | 0 | 2 | ||
| Vn800-B9 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn900b6fl | 0 | 2 | ||
| Vn900b7fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn900b8fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn900b9f | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn900b9fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn900c7fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn900c8f | 0 | 2 | ||
| Vn900d7fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vn900d8fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| W230 | 0 | 2 | ||
| W800 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Z1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Z400 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Z7 Hybrid | 0 | 2 | ||
| Z900 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Z e-1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ZG1200 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zg1200b13 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zg1200b13l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zg1400a8fl | 0 | 3 | ||
| Zg1400b8fl | 0 | 3 | ||
| Z H2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Zr1000daf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zr1000k | 0 | 2 | ||
| Zr1000l | 0 | 2 | ||
| Zr1002l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zr1200-A1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zr1200-A1/l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zr900 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zr900c | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zr900e | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zr900n | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1000-C1-L | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1000d6f/l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1000e9f | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1000jbf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1000jbfl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1000kbf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1000kbfl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1001 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1002a | 0 | 3 | ||
| Zx1002b | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1002d | 0 | 3 | ||
| Zx1002e | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1002f | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1002g | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1002j | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1002l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1002m | 0 | 1 | ||
| ZX1002N | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1002r | 0 | 2 | ||
| Zx-10r | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx1400a7fa | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zx1400j | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx14a6fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx14a7f | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx14a7fa | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx14a7fal | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx14a7fl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx400p | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx400s | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx 600 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx600-C8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx600-C8l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx600-E3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx600-E3l | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx600-F1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Zx600-F1l | 0 | 2 | ||
| Zx600 K1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ZX750 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Zx7501 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx750-L3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Zx750-L3l | 0 | 1 |
Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 28, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.