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What 7 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 Honda Gl1800a

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 (7)Crash / fire / injury (1)Speed control (3)Brakes (2)Electrical system (2)Steering (2)Body & structure (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Suspension (1)

1 of 7 complaints match · Engine · clear filters

Jul 20, 2021Electrical systemBrakesEngine

when just starting out using foot brake and handbrake , handbrake came in towards grip real far and throttle cut out but not off for a few seconds. Then abs and traction control lights came on along with mode selector lights until bike was shut down and restarted. Upon restarting all would be ok for a few miles or even the whole day or would just do it all over again. It did this from june until now where it is presently at the honda dealer while honda tries to figure it out. So far they have not.

NHTSA ODI 11425731

Working with the data? Download all 7 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 28, 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 2021 Honda Gl1800a verdict →