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What 4 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Honda Sxs1000

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.

All (4)Crash / fire / injury (3)Electrical system (2)Body & structure (1)Engine (1)Speed control (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)

1 of 4 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters

Oct 4, 2019Transmission & drivetrainSpeed control1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PIONEER 1000-5 DELUXE MOTORCYCLE (NA). WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN UP A HILL, THE THROTTLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER, EJECTED THE CONTACT, AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK, AND RIB FRACTURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11266147

Working with the data? Download all 4 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 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 2016 Honda Sxs1000 verdict →