Kawasaki KL650E

Owners filed 20 complaints across 4 model years of the Kawasaki KL650E. The 2008 drew the most (12); the 2012 the fewest (1).

Model years4

Complaints20

Recalls5

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Kawasaki KL650E model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2012	1	0	—	—	Engine	Routine
2009	6	2	—	—	Electrical System	Routine
2008	12	3	—	—	Exterior Lighting	Routine
2006	1	0	—	—	Structure	Routine

Which Kawasaki KL650E years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 12 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting. It carries 3 recalls.

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.