Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 24, 2017
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
91%
of 11 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Honda CBR250R submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceEngineFuel system
Filed Jun 24, 2017
THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN SOFTWARE PROBLEM ON THE BIKE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE BIKE IS STALLING AND CUTTING POWER WHILE I AM RIDING OR AT A STOP, IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I RIDE, HOWEVER, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE OTHER NIGHT MY BIKE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE CARS WERE FOLLOWING ME AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND I WAS NEARLY HIT. THIS CAUSED THE OTHER MOTORISTS TO BECOME ANGRY WITH ME AND NEARLY PUT ME IN A TERRIBLE SCENARIO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CBR250 OWNERS AND IT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA. THERE ARE A TON OF VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER RIDERS AND YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. THE MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 2K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS SO I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TROUBLES. AGAIN, IT IS HAPPENING FAR TOO OFTEN, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES IN A SINGLE 10 MILE TRIP. IT MAKES ME NOT WANT TO RIDE THE BIKE, WHICH IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AT THE MOMENT. HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT AND SUES THEM OR, EVEN WORSE, LOSES THEIR LIFE. IT SHOULD BE EASY ENOUGH FOR HONDA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AS THIS IS SUCH A POPULAR BIKE. IF THEY DO NOT, THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES AS SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA ID
11001175
Incident
Jun 24, 2017
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 28, 2017
MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL INADVERTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. THIS WEEK, IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. SEVERAL TIMES THE WEEK BEFORE AND I DOUBT I AM THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON YOUTUBE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=R51AHFOFVOK MY STALLING IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE VIDEO ABOVE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAN POSSIBLY BE DEADLY.
NHTSA ID
10981182
Incident
Apr 26, 2017
Mileage
7,361 mi
Engine
Filed Mar 16, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CBR250R. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE MOTOR SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.
NHTSA ID
10694658
Incident
May 15, 2012
Mileage
5 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 29, 2014
BASICALLY WHEN YOU DOWNSHIFT ON THE BIKE NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OR GEAR IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME BUT IT WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I RIDE. *JS
NHTSA ID
10585591
Incident
Apr 25, 2013
Mileage
3,500 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 12, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS GOING AT ABOUT 30MPH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON MY MOTORCYCLE, AND HAD TO USE THE FRICTION ZONE ON THE CLUTCH A LOT. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY, AND ALSO CLOSE THE THROTTLE (TO NOT GIVE THE MOTORCYCLE ANY ADDITIONAL GAS), THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AND DIE COMPLETED. USUALLY, WITH CLUTCH DISENGAGED AND GAS OFF, IT WOULD IDLE AT 1500RPM AND THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DIED (0RPM, TWISTING THROTTLE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING), AND IT WOULD NOT START UP QUICKLY ENOUGH. SINCE I STOPPED GOING FORWARD BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A CAR, BUT IT WAS NOT TOO SERIOUS OF AN INJURY. MY HONDA CBR250R HAS DONE THIS A LOT OF TIMES, THOUGH USUALLY I WOULD BE ABLE TO START THE ENGINE QUICKLY ENOUGH BY PRESSING THE START SWITCH AGAIN. HOWEVER, IT IS DEFECTIVE SINCE THE ENGINE DIES RANDOMLY IF I DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND ALLOW THE ENGINE TO IDLE. *JS
NHTSA ID
10579375
Incident
Apr 10, 2014
Mileage
8,078 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 3, 2013
SLOWING DOWN DOWNSHIFTING THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND ALL DASH DISPLAY DEAD. KEY OFF/ KEY ON ENGINE STARTS FINE. 2400KM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. BIKE GOING TO SHOP FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR
NHTSA ID
10505549
Incident
Sep 28, 2012
Mileage
829 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Apr 3, 2013
2012 HONDA CBR 250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTORCYCLES FAILED TO START. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, WHICH WAS SEPTEMBER 2012, THE MUFFLER FELL OFF THE BIKE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE MUFFLER MAY HAVE VIBRATED LOOSE. OCTOBER 5, 2012, THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT START. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED, WHICH THE CONSUMER DID NOT REQUEST. NOVEMBER 2012, THE BIKE FAILED TO START. FEBRUARY 2013, THE CONSUMERS SON REPLACED THE FULLY CHARGED BATTERY, BUT THE BIKE STILL WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT TO START THE BIKE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, A STRANGE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE BIKE. LATER, THAT AFTERNOON, THE CONSUMERS SON RECEIVED A CALL, INFORMING HIM THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. IT WAS A BLOWN SPARK PLUG. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A RESULT OF TRYING TO START IT TOO MANY TIMES. THE CONSUMERS SON STATED HE WAS ONLY FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS HE WAS GIVEN. ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 11, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SALES MANAGER, WHO INFORMED HER, WATER WAS FOUND IN THE TANK/FUEL LINE. HE SUGGESTED HER SON LEFT THE BIKE OUTSIDE AND UNPROTECTED, WHICH IS HOW WATER ENTERED THE TANK/FUEL LINE.
NHTSA ID
10505084
Incident
Aug 1, 2012
Engine
Filed Oct 11, 2012
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN DOWNSHIFTING OR GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF FROM STOP. *TR
NHTSA ID
10479757
Incident
Aug 6, 2012
Mileage
100 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Aug 21, 2012
WHEN COLD THE BIKE STARTS AND THEN THE IDLE INCREASES TO 4000-5000 RPM AND STAYS UNTIL THE THROTTLE IS OPENED AND CLOSED. NORMAL IDLE SHOULD BE 1500+/-. *TR
NHTSA ID
10471716
Incident
Aug 21, 2012
Mileage
800 mi
Driver assistanceEngineFuel system
Filed Aug 10, 2012
SINCE AROUND 550 MILES(MOTORCYCLE NOW HAS 637 MILES) MY MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY STALLING WHILE PULLING IN CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT. I LET OFF OF THROTTLE, PULL IN CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE GOING ANYWHERE FROM 45-60 MILES AN HOUR. THIS MACHINE WILL ALSO STALL ON FIRST START 99% OF THE TIME AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. SEEMS THE STALLING ISSUES ARE RELATED, BECAUSE THE STALLING WHILE RIDING DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL THE STALLING ON START UP STARTED FIRST. DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT HONDA HAS NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AND DOESN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS AN ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH, HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS STALLING PROBLEM, SINCE 2011 WHEN SOME OF THOSE OWNERS FIRST STARTED TO COMPLAIN. CURRENTLY I HAVE HAD MY BIKE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW WITH NO RESOLVE. I HAVE VIDEO PROOF OF THE ENGINE STALLING ON START UP, BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. *TR
NHTSA ID
10470072
Incident
Jun 27, 2012
Mileage
550 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.