FaultScore

Hyundai Santa FE XL vs Kawasaki Ninja 300

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Hyundai Santa FE XL Kawasaki Ninja 300
Complaints on file 31 77
Model years covered 2019–2019 2013–2015
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 2 2
Fires reported 0 0
Injuries reported 0 1
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 6.5% 3.9%

Hyundai Santa FE XL by year

19
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 9 29.0%
Other & Unspecified 6 19.4%
Electrical System 5 16.1%
Brakes 5 16.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 6.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 1 3.2%
Steering 1 3.2%
Body & Structure 1 3.2%

Kawasaki Ninja 300 by year

13 14 15
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 39 50.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 15 19.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 13 16.9%
Electrical System 4 5.2%
Steering 2 2.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.6%
Brakes 1 1.3%
Tires 1 1.3%