Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Ninja ZX-10R | 6 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Power train4
- Structure3
- Engine2
- Unknown or other1
- Steering1
- Electrical system1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 242 Ninja ZX-10R vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 233 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 |
| 2016 | 13 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 9 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 |
| 2008 | 22 | 21 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 |
| 2005 | 27 | 24 |
| 2004 | 12 | 13 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the Ninja ZX-10R in 3 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.
Misprogamming of the engine control unit (ECU) may result in ‘after-fire’ of the engine at high engine load and simultaneous use of the Kawasaki Quick Shifter (KQS). This may cause damage to the engine and lead to fire due to the high temperature of the exhaus…
The strength of some gears in the transmission may not be sufficient The gears could break if they receive excessive impact force during shifting.
The engine crankcase may have a casting flaw which allows engine oil to leak at the starter motor mounting area and collect on the crankcase surface. Continued use in this condition could allow oil to get onto the rear tyre which may cause an accident, leading…
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0
Recalls
4 campaigns cover the Ninja ZX-10R.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ninja ZX-10R and Ninja ZX-10R ABS motorcycles, models ZX1000RGFAL, ZX1000RGFL, ZX1000SGFAL and ZX1000SGFL, manufactured October 28, 2015, to January 18, 2016. In the affected motorcycles, the steering damper bracket mounting bolts may break due to being over tightened.
KAWASAKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 NINJA ZX-10R, AND 2009-2012 NINJA ZX-6R MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 14, 2007 THROUGH JULY 26, 2011. DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR, THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER MAY INSUFFICIENTLY CHARGE THE BATTERY.
KAWASAKI IS RECALLING 950 MY 2009 NINJA ZX10R (ZX1000E9F/E9FA/E9FAL) MOTORCYCLES. THE TIMING INSPECTION CAPS ON THE STARTER CLUTCH COVER MAY COME LOOSE DUE TO IMPROPER TIGHTENING AND FALL OUT, ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE REAR TIRE.
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FRONT WHEEL MAY CONTAIN A CASTING FLAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN A WHEEL FAILURE.
NHTSA recalls