Worst years for a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
Owners have filed 79 complaints about the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R21 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
2013 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | D | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | D | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 550 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8,450 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2013
Worst in 2025
Worst in 2024
Worst in 2011
Worst in 2013
Worst in 2012
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.