FaultScore

Honda GL1500 problems

Owners have filed 49 complaints about the Honda GL1500 with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Honda GL1500 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.

88 89 92 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02
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
2002 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 9 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1999 8 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1998 2 0 0 Brakes
1997 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1996 8 0 0 Brakes
1995 3 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 4 0 0 Tires
1992 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1989 2 1 0 Electrical System
1988 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Honda GL1500

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

Engine & Cooling 9 18.4%

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 16.3%

Worst in 2001

Tires 7 14.3%

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 5 10.2%

Worst in 1989

Suspension 5 10.2%

Worst in 1996

Brakes 4 8.2%

Worst in 1996

Steering 2 4.1%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 2 4.1%

Worst in 1999

Lights 2 4.1%

Worst in 1996

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.1%

Worst in 1992

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.0%

Worst in 1989

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.0%

Worst in 1999

Equipment & Accessories 1 2.0%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Honda GL1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 1995 peak 5 Jul 2018

Compare the Honda GL1500

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