Kawasaki Concours 14Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 52 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Kawasaki Concours 14.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints52Top: Service brakes Safety recalls52008–2021 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Kawasaki Concours 14 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Concours 14 median. Tap a year for its full report.

27 7 0 3 4 3 1 4 2 1

'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'16'17'21

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2016Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2013Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2012Not rated–/1004 complaints · 5 recalls 2011Not rated–/1003 complaints · 4 recalls 2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2009Not rated–/1007 complaints · 4 recalls 2008Not rated–/10027 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Kawasaki Concours 14 problems

All model years combined: 52 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

18Service brakes

6Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury

5Electrical system

5Latches/locks/linkages

4Seats

4Engine1 crash/fire/injury

4Structure1 crash/fire/injury

3Equipment

2Equipment adaptive/mobility

1210 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	18	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	6	1
Electrical system	5	0
Latches/locks/linkages	5	0
Seats	4	0
Engine	4	1
Structure	4	1
Equipment	3	1
Equipment adaptive/mobility	2	0
10 other systems	12	0

5 recalls

Kawasaki Concours 14 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers15V-117 · 2009–2013 · Feb 27, 2015 · 194 vehicles Electrical system13V-387 · 2009–2013 · Aug 27, 2013 · 337 vehicles Electrical system13V-370 · 2012–2013 · Aug 16, 2013 · 61 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic12V-343 · 2008–2012 · Jul 20, 2012 · 13,289 vehicles Electrical system12V-134 · 2009–2012 · Mar 30, 2012 · 273 vehicles