Honda VTX1300
Owners filed 234 complaints across 7 model years of the Honda VTX1300. The 2004 drew the most (78).
Model years7
Complaints234
Recalls2
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Honda VTX1300 years should you avoid?
Going by 234 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Honda VTX1300 years to avoid are 2004.
- 200478 complaints, 2.2× a typical VTX1300 year, most often about the steering.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Honda VTX1300 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2007 | 36 | 1 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2006 | 35 | 0 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2005 | 47 | 0 | — | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004Avoid | 78 | 0 | — | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2003 | 35 | 0 | — | — | Steering | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.