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 Kawasaki17 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
1995 Kawasaki Kawasaki14 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.
| 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.
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1995
Worst in 2002
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2002
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1991
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1991
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1998
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Kawasaki Kawasaki, by the month it reached NHTSA.
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.