Honda CB500

Owners filed 3 complaints across 3 model years of the Honda CB500. The 2014 drew the most (2); the 2015 the fewest (1).

Model years3

Complaints3

Recalls5

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Honda CB500 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2015	1	2	—	—	Engine	Routine
2014	2	2	—	1	Structure › Body	Routine
2013	0	1	—	—	—	Routine

Which Honda CB500 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the structure › body. It carries 2 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.