2012 Honda CBR250R Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2012 Honda CBR250R, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Engine1050.0%
- Driver assistance420.0%
- Fuel system315.0%
- Electrical210.0%
- Other / unspecified15.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON A COUNTY ROAD, GOING STRAIGHT ABOUT 55 MPH, MY BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP, WITH NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD BUT THE BACK WHEEL WILL NOT TURN FOR ANY REASON AND THE CLUTCH IS ALSO EXTREMELY LOOSE NOW.
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON A COUNTY ROAD, GOING STRAIGHT ABOUT 55 MPH, MY BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP, WITH NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD BUT THE BACK WHEEL WILL NOT TURN FOR ANY REASON AND THE CLUTCH IS ALSO EXTREMELY LOOSE NOW.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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