Worst years for a Kawasaki KLR650
Owners have filed 229 complaints about the Kawasaki KLR650 with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2024. More of them are about the lights than anything else.
Every Kawasaki KLR650 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | A | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2022 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2009 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7,750 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | D | 129 | 0 | 1 | 2,000 | Lights |
| 2006 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 2003 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9,582 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12,800 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11,883 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19,400 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10,400 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 1993 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Kawasaki KLR650
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Worst in 1993
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Exactly what failed on a Kawasaki KLR650
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Kawasaki KLR650, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Kawasaki KLR650
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.