2011 Honda CBR250R

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine3
000
Engine and Engine Cooling2
000
Electrical System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed Mar 18, 20181,200 milesGA

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
Filed Feb 16, 20181,250 milesFL

ENGINE STOPS/DIES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WILL NOT RESTART RELIABLY. WHEN IT DOES RESTART, IT CONTINUES TO STOP RUNNING

Engine
Filed Feb 11, 201612,000 milesMD

WHEN RIDING, IN ALL CONDITIONS, AND WITH A FREQUENCY OF 3 OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. THIS REQUIRES ME TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, MOST TIMES IT IS CONTROLLABLE HOWEVER IT IS ALARMING AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY AT SPEEDS IN THE RANGE OF 30-45 MPH.

Engine
Filed Oct 14, 20127,541 milesOR

HTTP://WWW.CBR250.NET/FORUM/CBR250-PROBLEMS-ISSUES/2100-MY-CBR250S-ENGINE-TURNS-OFF-WHEN-DOWNSHIFTING.HTML THIS VIDEO SHOWS AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15MPH AND 60 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 10-15 TIMES OVER 7000 MILES. PULL THE CLUTCH IN, DOWNSHIFT, ENGINE DIES BEFORE I HAVE A CHANCE TO RE-ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 8, 20112,500 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CBR250R MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Nov 21, 2011500 milesCT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CBR250R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE BREAKING OR DECELERATING IF THE CLUTCH WAS DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20132000Routine
201211000Routine
2011 — this page6000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.