Kawasaki Ninja
Owners filed 42 complaints across 15 model years of the Kawasaki Ninja. The 2000 drew the most (8); the 2021 the fewest (1).
Model years15
Complaints42
Recalls13
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Kawasaki Ninja model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Kawasaki Ninja years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 8 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. 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.