AI DamageHonda Cbr250r: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Honda Cbr250r across 3 model years: 19 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Engine 79% of all complaints
- 2 Vehicle speed control 21% of all complaints
- 3 Electrical system 16% of all complaints
- 4 Engine and cooling 16% of all complaints
- 5 Fuel/propulsion system 11% of all complaints
- 6 Fuel system 5% of all complaints
- 7 Powertrain 5% of all complaints
- 8 Wheels 5% of all complaints
- Engine: 15 complaints (79% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Vehicle speed control: 4 complaints (21% of all).
- Electrical system: 3 complaints (16% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 3 complaints (16% of all).
- Fuel/propulsion system: 2 complaints (11% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 19 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
However, the engine died (0rpm, twisting throttle doesn't do anything), and it would not start up quickly enough. Since I stopped going forward because the engine would not start, I was rear-ended by a car, but it was not too serious of an injury.
While driving vehicle on a county road, going straight about 55 mph, my back wheel locked up, with no warning. I was able to safely push it off the road but the back wheel will not turn for any reason and the clutch is also extremely loose now.
Instrument panel lighting blinks while operating; the instrument panel fades in and out while operating. Needs to be replaced. Cannot see mph or fuel remaining.
Engine stops/dies while driving in traffic. Will not restart reliably. When it does restart, it continues to stop running
The bike is stalling and cutting power while I am riding or at a stop, it seems to be random. It happens every time I ride, however, and is very dangerous. The other night my bike just shut off while cars were following me at a high rate of speed and I was nearly hit.
Motorcycle will stall inadvertently and without warning when slowing down and coming to a stop sign or stop light. This week, it has happened twice. Several times the week before and I doubt I am the only person experiencing this because this problem is well documented on youtube:…
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Engine. Cold start, unusual noises, oil leaks and engine codes.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.