2025 Kawasaki Z500Problems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 2025 Kawasaki Z500, most often about the equipment. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through February 4, 2026. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2025 Kawasaki Z500 has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Equipment11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2025 Kawasaki Z500 recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2025 vs. every other Z500 year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Z500 median. How we score

'24'25
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
In owners' words

What Z500 owners report

Recent equipment complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

The contact owns a 2025 Kawasaki Z500 equipped with an LS2 Helmet, Helmet Model: Advant 2, and Model Number: FF910. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, another vehicle failed to yield, causing the motorcycle to crash into the side of the vehicle. The contact was knocked unconscious. The…
Complaint 11715589 · Feb 4, 2026

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