FaultScore

Worst years for a Kawasaki Kawasaki

Owners have filed 102 complaints about the Kawasaki Kawasaki with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2003. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2002 Kawasaki Kawasaki

17 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

1995 Kawasaki Kawasaki

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Kawasaki Kawasaki year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2003 9 4 0 8,500 Engine & Cooling
2002 D 17 3 1 1,920 Engine & Cooling
2001 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 D 11 1 1 Engine & Cooling
1999 D 16 1 6 Engine & Cooling
1998 5 0 0 Lights
1997 6 0 0 Suspension
1996 8 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1995 C 14 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1994 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1993 2 0 0 Steering
1992 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 4 1 1 Fuel & Propulsion
1990 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Kawasaki Kawasaki

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 24 23.5%

Worst in 1999

Fuel & Propulsion 14 13.7%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 9.8%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 10 9.8%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 9 8.8%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 8.8%

Worst in 2002

Steering 5 4.9%

Worst in 2002

Other & Unspecified 5 4.9%

Worst in 1996

Lights 4 3.9%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 3 2.9%

Worst in 1991

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.9%

Worst in 1996

Brakes 2 2.0%

Worst in 1991

Wheels 2 2.0%

Worst in 1996

Tires 1 1.0%

Worst in 1998

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Kawasaki Kawasaki, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 1995 peak 10 Oct 2004

Compare the Kawasaki Kawasaki

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.