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What 34 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Gl1800

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 (34)Crash / fire / injury (7)Speed control (7)Electrical system (6)Engine (5)Fuel system (5)Steering (5)Transmission & drivetrain (5)Brakes (2)Lights (2)Suspension (2)Body & structure (1)

2 of 34 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 10, 2023Transmission & drivetrainSpeed controlCrash

Veh accelerated on its own into traffic was sitting at a stop sign it just took off i was t-boned in the incident no lights or warning lights were on

NHTSA ODI 11511126

Jun 3, 2019Transmission & drivetrainCrash

BIKE SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY AT LOW SPEED MOSTLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND ONCE FROM A DEAD STOP. BIKE SURGE FORWARD CAUSING A CRASH AT INTERSECTION. I WAS SITTIN AT A RED LIGHT BETWEEN TWO CARS WHEN BIKE UNEXPECTEDLY SHOT FORWARD RAPIDLY CAUSE BIKE TO HIT CAR IN FRONT. DAMAGING BOTH VEHICLES.

NHTSA ODI 11217483

Working with the data? Download all 34 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 11, 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 2018 Honda Gl1800 verdict →