FaultScore

Honda CBR1000RR problems

Owners have filed 55 complaints about the Honda CBR1000RR with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2025. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Honda CBR1000RR year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2025 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2018 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 5 2 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2013 1 0 0 Brakes
2010 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2009 5 3 0 3,000 Brakes
2008 19 2 0 16,226 Engine & Cooling
2007 2 1 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 4 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 4 0 0 Steering
2004 11 1 0 10,908 Electrical System

What breaks on a Honda CBR1000RR

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 19 34.5%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 7 12.7%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 7 12.7%

Worst in 2009

Fuel & Propulsion 6 10.9%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 9.1%

Worst in 2004

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 7.3%

Worst in 2017

Steering 2 3.6%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 1 1.8%

Worst in 2008

Lights 1 1.8%

Worst in 2004

Tires 1 1.8%

Worst in 2005

Wheels 1 1.8%

Worst in 2008

Other & Unspecified 1 1.8%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Honda CBR1000RR, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2004 peak 3 Feb 2026

Compare the Honda CBR1000RR

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.