Kawasaki Ninja — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Kawasaki Ninja Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2021 highlighted. 1995: 0 complaints 1995 1996: 2 complaints 1998: 2 complaints 1998 1999: 2 complaints 2000: 8 complaints 2000 2001: 7 complaints 2002: 3 complaints 2002 2003: 5 complaints 2004: 7 complaints 2004 2005: 1 complaints 2014: 1 complaints 2014 2018: 2 complaints 2019: 1 complaints 2019 2020: 0 complaints 2021: 1 complaints 2021
2021: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
19950
19962
19982
19992
20008
20017
20023
20035
20047
20051
20141
20182
20191
20200
20211

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2021 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2014 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2005 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2003 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2000 Not enough data 8 Only 8 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1999 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1998 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1996 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1995 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.