Honda GL1800
Owners filed 626 complaints across 23 model years of the Honda GL1800. The 2002 drew the most (182); the 2022 the fewest (1).
Model years23
Complaints626
Recalls82
Fires0
Deaths5
Every Honda GL1800 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 34 | 2 | — | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 31 | 5 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 24 | 5 | — | 3 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2008 | 47 | 5 | — | 4 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2006 | 22 | 6 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2005 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly | Routine | |
| 2003 | 101 | 7 | — | 2 | Structure › Frame and Members | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 182 | 7 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 84 | 6 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine |
Which Honda GL1800 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 182 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › cooling system. It carries 7 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.