Honda VFR800Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 25 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Honda VFR800.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints25Top: Electrical system Safety recalls31999–2006 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Honda VFR800 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the VFR800 median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 6 8 3 3 3

'99'02'03'04'05'06

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2006Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2004Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2003Not rated–/1008 complaints · 2 recalls 2002Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls 1999Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Honda VFR800 problems

All model years combined: 25 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

19Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

3Exterior lighting

3Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury

2Fuel/propulsion system

2Engine

2Engine and engine cooling

1Suspension

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	19	1
Exterior lighting	3	0
Fuel system, gasoline	3	1
Fuel/propulsion system	2	0
Engine	2	0
Engine and engine cooling	2	0
Suspension	1	0

3 recalls

Honda VFR800 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electrical system: wiring07V-359 · 2002–2005 · Aug 15, 2007 · 6,952 vehicles Other: owners/service/other manual06V-270 · 2006 · Jul 26, 2006 · 1,190,000 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic05V-010 · 2002–2004 · Jan 24, 2005 · 36,046 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the VFR800

May 14, 2012
Southern Honda PowersportsAQ12001 · 2002–2005 · closed May 13, 2013
No recall
Sep 2, 2005
STALLING & SUDDEN HEADLIGHT OUTAGEPE05047 · 2002–2003 · closed Dec 20, 2005
Led to recall 07V-359