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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2004 to 2025 models.
14 of 18 describe the engine burning or leaking oil.
1 reported a crash.
After 2008, no model year drew more than 5.
Fewest complaints on file: 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2018 (1). Few complaints is not a clean bill of health, just fewer owners filing.
What each year's complaints describe comes from reading their text. These are counts, not rates: there are no sales figures per motorcycle model year. A complaint is not proof of a defect.
Popular years get more complaints just because more were sold, and newer years have had less time to collect them. There are no U.S. sales figures by motorcycle model year, so these are counts, not rates.
The fuel pump impellers may have been improperly molded, which can cause them to deform and result in fuel pump failure.
The fuel pump impellers may have been improperly molded, which can cause them to deform and result in fuel pump failure.
There may be a gap between the fuel tank cap seal and the fuel filler neck which can allow water to enter the fuel tank.
A coolant hose clamp located on the water pump cover may break due to fatigue caused by vibration generated at continuous high engine speeds.
Certain motorcycles have an improper welded vent pipe in the bottom of the fuel tank.
On certain passenger vehicles and motorcycles, the owner's manuals contain incorrect contact information for the national highway traffic safety administration's (NHTSA) vehicle safety hotline.
On certain motorcycles, some digital speedometers may experience a computer program error, causing the speedometer to indicate approximately 25 percent less than the actual vehicle speed.
Recall repairs are free at any dealer. Check a specific bike's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
~189 hpClaimed crank figure
From the makers' U.S. spec sheets (the EU sheet for horsepower where the U.S. one leaves it out), checked against a sample on Nov 11; years and versions differ.
Filed as: CBR1000RR, CBR1000RS. Source: NHTSA owner complaints (model years 2000-2026) and recalls. Every motorcycle
Also counted in the Honda CBR family page.
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