AI DamageHonda Honda Motorcycle: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Honda Honda Motorcycle across 12 model years: 65 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Engine and cooling 28% of all complaints
- 2 Fuel system 11% of all complaints
- 3 Structure 9% of all complaints
- 4 Tires 9% of all complaints
- 5 Electrical system 8% of all complaints
- 6 Powertrain 6% of all complaints
- 7 Steering 6% of all complaints
- 8 Visibility 6% of all complaints
- Engine and cooling: 18 complaints (28% of all).
- Fuel system: 7 complaints (11% of all).
- Structure: 6 complaints (9% of all).
- Tires: 6 complaints (9% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electrical system: 5 complaints (8% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 65 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 and cooling | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Steering | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 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.
There are critical nuts and bolts that must be torqued to specific manufacturer's assembly specifications by all honda powersports dealers that are completing the final assembly process for american honda motor company on new honda motorcycles.
Have 2002 honda motorcycle st1100, 10,000 miles, retaining bolt on right front caliper broke, almost killed self.
A tire manufactured by sumitomo with dunlop brand name blew out while being driven on honda elite scooter. There appears to have been a bead failure. The tire had only four wires at point of failure. The dot# is bde 456 and the model number is k788. The driver was killed.
While driving at 40 mph, the front wheel came off without notice. The handlebar was not properly secured to the steering shaft. (freeplay from left to right) this caused the driver to lose balance and control of the scooter.
Rear suspension of 2003 honda 954 collapsed. Welded plate for rear suspension broken at weld.
When driving 60 mph and going up an incline, driveshaft went out, causing loss of control motorcycle which landed in a ditch, also oil was leaking from driveshaft, consumer has contacted dealer. Consumer states that vehicle is still in shop.
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 and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Fuel system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
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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.