2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 33%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 200miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300, 33% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 200 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was approaching a stop sign in second gear. I applied a normal amount of brake pressure to both the front and rear brakes as I pulled the clutch lever in. As soon as the clutch was disengaged and the engine RPM's slowed the bike's engine stalled. I was not going slow enough for the engine to be stalled by the transmission, it was still at least 6000 RPM when I applied the clutch.”
NHTSA complaint #10521981, filed 2013-06, 58 miles“I have found that during approximately the first 10 min you are riding the bike, if you are above 3500 RPM and pull in the clutch and coast for an extended period of time the vehicle will stall. I have learned to watch for the stall but it will still catch you off guard on occasion when you let go of the clutch and want to go and the bike lurches and throws off your balance. Especially in a turn!!!”
NHTSA complaint #10525910, filed 2013-07, 400 miles“I have a NINJA 300. It stalls when I pull in the clutch. I have had it back to the dealer, but, like other people they cannot seem to fix it. This is a real safety issue, as if this happens at a bad time it could easily cause an accident. Kawasaki needs to get a fix for this now.”
NHTSA complaint #10510706, filed 2013-05, 200 miles“When slowing down from almost any speed , as you down shift the gears the bike will die completely, thus forcing me to stop and restart the bike, even in highway occurrences . Steering bearings are faulty after only 100 miles and almost through me off the bike in multiple turns.”
NHTSA complaint #10532373, filed 2013-07, 50 miles“As I was cruising along I came up to a stop sign I pull in the clutch to down shift and the rpms dropped to zero, I held the clutch in and pushed the starter button the bike started back up. This has happened 8 times in the passed 2 days.”
NHTSA complaint #10525055, filed 2013-07, 3,500 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | 33% |
Other parts of the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300
37 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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