Kawasaki EX500
Owners filed 3 complaints across 2 model years of the Kawasaki EX500. The 1993 drew the most (2); the 1994 the fewest (1).
Model years2
Complaints3
Recalls0
Fires1
Deaths0
Which Kawasaki EX500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1993 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system › manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.