Land Rover NEW Range Rover vs Kawasaki KLR650

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 Land Rover NEW Range Rover Kawasaki KLR650
Complaints on file 93 229
Model years covered 2003–2004 1993–2024
Worst model year — 2008
Best model year — 2023
Crashes reported 10 0
Fires reported 0 1
Injuries reported 6 1
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Lights
Share of complaints involving harm 17.2% 0.9%

Land Rover NEW Range Rover by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 5 5.4%
Equipment & Accessories 4 4.3%
Steering 3 3.2%
Electrical System 2 2.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 2.2%
Stability & Traction Control 2 2.2%

Kawasaki KLR650 by year

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

What breaks

Lights 87 38.0%
Engine & Cooling 69 30.1%
Steering 18 7.9%
Suspension 13 5.7%
Body & Structure 11 4.8%
Electrical System 9 3.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 3.1%
Equipment & Accessories 3 1.3%