Honda VTX1300Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 234 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Honda VTX1300 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The VTX1300 has 1 safety recall on record.

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

Best & worst years

Honda VTX1300 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 VTX1300 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'03'04'05'06'07'08'09
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Honda VTX1300 problems

All model years combined: 234 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Steering1255
Suspension583
Vehicle speed control160
Electrical system140
Wheels131
Power train110
Fuel system, gasoline70
Fuel/propulsion system50
Engine and engine cooling50
7 other systems152
1 recall

Honda VTX1300 recalls

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

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the VTX1300

  1. Southern Honda PowersportsAQ12001 · 2007–2008 · closed May 13, 2013
    No recall