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What 6 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Cb300f

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

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Nov 3, 2016Lights

REAR LEFT TURN SIGNAL BURNS OUT PRE-MATURE. REPLACED WITH OEM REPLACEMENT AND BURNS OUT AFTER LESS THAN 50 MILES. CONTINUES TO BURN OUT <50 MILES. NO MODIFICATIONS TO MOTORCYCLE.

NHTSA ODI 10924005

Oct 31, 2016Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CB300F. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V528000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI 10920238

Oct 27, 2016Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CB300F. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V528000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/05/17*LJ

NHTSA ODI 10919386

Oct 11, 2016Engine

DEALERSHIP QUOTED 24+ WEEKS BEFORE REPAIR CAN BE COMPLETED. WAS ADVISED NOT TO OPERATE MOTORCYCLE UNTIL THE REPAIR IS PERFORMED.

NHTSA ODI 10915202

Aug 31, 2016Electrical systemEngine

IF IT'S UNSAFE TO FURTHER SALES THEN IT'S UNSAFE TO RIDE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO WHO'S PAYING FOR THE TOWING COST? LOSS OF USE?? DEFLATED VALUE OF THE BIKE?

NHTSA ODI 10902952

Aug 17, 2016Engine

I WAS DRIVING MY MOTORCYCLE ON THE CAR POOL LANE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BIKE SEIZED UP AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP SO I HELD THE CLUTCH LEVER AND PULLED TO THE LEFT OF THE LEFT MEDIAN SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP BUT THEY JUST SCREWED ME AND DISMANTLED THE WHOLE ENGINE AND NEVER TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG SO I JUST BOUGH ANOTHER ENGINE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THIS ENGINE BUT THIS TIME I TOOK IT APART AND FOUND OUT THAT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE MAY CAUSE THE CONNECTING ROD BEARING TO WEAR PREMATURELY, CORRODE AND BREAK, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND/OR NOT RESTART I FOUND A RECALL ON NHTSA WEBSITE I HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS WHICH I I WILL SUPPLY.SO 2 ENGINES SAME PROBLEM. THE SECOND PICTURE IS THE BEARING THAT FAILED ALL THAT DEBRIS WAS IN MY OIL ALSO I LEARNED HOW TO TAKE APART AND PUT BACK TOGETHER MOTORCYCLE ENGINES BECAUSE I HAVE ABOUT 5 MOTORCYCLES AND DIRT BIKES.

NHTSA ODI 10896557

Working with the data? Download all 6 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Honda Cb300f verdict →