2013 Kawasaki Concours 14: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14
Only 6 defect reports have been filed with NHTSA about the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14, which is too few to compute mileage percentiles or a risk score. The reports reported other electrical problem.
When each failure gets reported
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
How reports accumulate
Every report with an odometer reading, cumulative, from 0 to 200,000 miles. A curve that climbs early is a car with early problems, whatever its total.
- Line share of reports filed by that mileage
Every reported failure mode
| Failure mode | System | Reports | With reading | 25th | Median | 75th | Per 1,000 | Typical repair | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other electrical problem | electrical | 2 | 1 | — | 13k | — | 29.9 | $250–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Other engine problem | engine | 1 | 1 | — | 13k | — | 14.9 | $300–$4,000 | High |
| Other fuel system problem | fuel | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14.9 | $300–$2,200 | High |
| Other brake problem | brakes | 1 | 1 | — | 6k | — | 14.9 | $300–$1,800 | High |
| Other speed control problem | adas | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14.9 | $250–$2,000 | Critical |
Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The odometer reading is the one the owner gave.
Other electrical problem
Loss of complete power resulting in a possible fatal injury while traveling on a busy road. Upon vehicle arriving home, accessed the battery compartment and touched the wires when I heard a click and the bike resumed power. Plan the take the motorcycle in the shop tomorrow in effort to investigate this major failure. *tr
Other engine problem
Loss of complete power resulting in a possible fatal injury while traveling on a busy road. Upon vehicle arriving home, accessed the battery compartment and touched the wires when I heard a click and the bike resumed power. Plan the take the motorcycle in the shop tomorrow in effort to investigate this major failure. *tr
Recalls on the 2013 model year
NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns covering the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14, affecting an estimated 135 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers, fuel system, gasoline and electrical system. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
Recalls also distort complaint counts. Publicity about a campaign reminds owners that complaining is possible, so reports for a recalled component often spike after the recall rather than before it.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
194 vehicles 2015-02-27- Defect
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 and 14ABS motorcycles manufactured May 8, 2008, to February 20, 2013, and modified for police authority use. The additional police accessories may cause the 30-amp main fuse to blow. Also, the additional police wiring harness may chafe leading to a short, which may blow the main fuse.
- Consequence
- If the fuse blows, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Kawasaki has notified the affected police departments and will send trained personnel to repair the motorcycles, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki 's number for this recall is MC15-02. Note: This recall is an expansion of recalls 12V-134, 13V-370 and 13V-387.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
337 vehicles 2013-08-27- Defect
- Kawasaki is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Concours 14 police motorcycles. The improper installation of additional police accessories may cause multiple safety issues such as fuel leaks, reduction of braking ability and loss of electrical power to the engine, resulting in a stall.
- Consequence
- These issues increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Kawasaki has notified that affected police departments and will send trained factory personnel to the departments to repair the motorcycles. The recall began on August 21, 2013. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381. This campaign is being conducted independent of recalls 12V134 and 13V370 for blown fuses on authority bikes.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
61 vehicles 2013-08-16- Defect
- Kawasaki is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Concours 14 police motorcycles. The additional police accessories may cause the 30-amp main fuse to blow. Also, the additional police wiring harness may chafe leading to a short, which may blow the main fuse.
- Consequence
- If the fuse blows, the engine may stall increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will correct the electrical system problems, free of charge. The recall began on September 3, 2013. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381. This campaign is an expansion of recall 12V-134.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
Every year of the Kawasaki Concours 14
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Shorter is better. Years with too few reports to score are shown without a bar rather than as a zero, because no data is not good news.
What the reports on file say
The complaints recorded against the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 are other electrical problem (2 reports, around 13k miles), other engine problem (1 report, around 13k miles), other fuel system problem (1 report), other brake problem (1 report, around 6k miles) and other speed control problem (1 report). With a sample this size these are anecdotes rather than a pattern, and they are shown because somebody looking at this exact car would rather see them than nothing.
Why this page is short
A model year needs about 8 reports before percentiles mean anything, and this one does not have them. Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road, so a thin page usually means a rare car, a new car, or a car whose owners do not file.
Other years of the same model do have enough: 2008. The mechanical parts are often shared across those years, so their pages are the better guide to what this one is likely to do, with the caveat that a shared part is not a shared production line.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed