2016 Kawasaki Concours 14: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2016 Kawasaki Concours 14
Only 4 defect reports have been filed with NHTSA about the 2016 Kawasaki Concours 14, which is too few to compute mileage percentiles or a risk score. The reports reported other body or interior 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 body or interior problem | body | 3 | 3 | — | 3k | — | 1.1 | $200–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Other brake problem | brakes | 1 | 1 | — | 3k | — | 0.4 | $300–$1,800 | High |
This year had no usable recall paperwork, so the fleet-size estimate is the median of other years of the same model. 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 body or interior problem
This motorcycle seat latches to the motorcycle frame on the rear of the seat, and keeps coming unlatched during normal riding. This could cause the rider seating to become unstable and allow turning forces to dismount the rider and/or cause seating instability.
Other brake problem
While attempting to use the rear brakes only while negotiating a turn, the braking system (ABS+traction control+linked brakes) applied far too much brake power to the front wheel via the linked braking system. This nearly caused me to collide with another car and a bus. The linked braking system applies far too much pressure to the front brakes, and the ABS system applies itself in a manner that interferes with smooth operation in the corner. Were it not for extensive formal training and decades of experience as a rider, I would have been unable to control the motorcycle, likely resulting in a collision. This system needs to be reworked immediately, or a fix provided to turn the system off. Thank you and best regards, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'*jb
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 2016 Kawasaki Concours 14 are other body or interior problem (3 reports, around 3k miles) and other brake problem (1 report, around 3k miles). 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