Kawasaki Ninja
Owners filed 42 complaints across 15 model years of the Kawasaki Ninja. The 2000 drew the most (8).
Which Kawasaki Ninja years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Kawasaki Ninja model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
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 |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.