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2004 Honda CMX250C

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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33Owner complaints

Model-year median: 5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Power Train
31Engine And Engine Cooling
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Other
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

28 reports with mileage · 5 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Power Train complaints

31 reports
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5,500 miles · Mar 3, 2006
Power Train

I BOUGHT A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 NEW AND AT 500 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP. I RETURNED THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, BUT SAID IT WAS NOT NORMALLY COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT AGREED TO DO IT ANYWAY. NOW AT 5,000 MILES THE CLUTCH HAS BEGAN TO SLIP AGAIN. THE DEALER SAY'S THAT THEY WILL NOT …

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I BOUGHT A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 NEW AND AT 500 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP. I RETURNED THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, BUT SAID IT WAS NOT NORMALLY COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT AGREED TO DO IT ANYWAY. NOW AT 5,000 MILES THE CLUTCH HAS BEGAN TO SLIP AGAIN. THE DEALER SAY'S THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. I FIND IT PRETTY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE CLUTCH HAS NATURALLY WORN AT ONLY 4,500 MILES LATER. A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MODEL FROM HONDA AT THE SAME TIME AND HAS TWICE THE MILES I HAVE ON HIS BIKE AND HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH ANYTHING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. THERE HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CAUSING THEM TO PREMATURELY FAIL. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10151699

5,603 miles · Nov 28, 2005
Power Train

CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING IN GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND HILLS. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE OVER ABOUT A 3 WEEK PERIOD. CLUTCH WAS NOT ABUSED AS MOST OF THE 5603 MILES ON THE BIKE WERE FREEWAY DRIVING. DEALER SAYS CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10143816

Mileage unknown · Oct 19, 2005
Power Train

2004 HONDA REBEL I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM A DEALER THAT HAD ACCEPTED IT ON A TRADE-IN. AS SOON AS I TRIED DRIVING THE BIKE I REALIZED THE CLUTCH WAS BLOWN. IT DROVE ONLY IN FIRST GEAR, AND WITH MUCH EFFORT I MANAGED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL A FEW TIMES. OTHERWISE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAI…

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2004 HONDA REBEL I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM A DEALER THAT HAD ACCEPTED IT ON A TRADE-IN. AS SOON AS I TRIED DRIVING THE BIKE I REALIZED THE CLUTCH WAS BLOWN. IT DROVE ONLY IN FIRST GEAR, AND WITH MUCH EFFORT I MANAGED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL A FEW TIMES. OTHERWISE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SEVERELY OVERHEATED TO THE POINT OF BEING WARPED. $400 (CANADIAN $) TO FIX IT. I'LL TRY THE FIXED BIKE TOMORROW - HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE OK NOW! *NM

NHTSA ODI #10140183

661 miles · Oct 13, 2005
Power Train

I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 MOTORCYCLE IN JANUARY, 2005. AND AFTER ONLY RIDING IT FOR 661 MILES, I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH, THE CLUTCH HAD ALREADY GIVEN OUT. THE DEALERS IS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY SHOULD …

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I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 MOTORCYCLE IN JANUARY, 2005. AND AFTER ONLY RIDING IT FOR 661 MILES, I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH, THE CLUTCH HAD ALREADY GIVEN OUT. THE DEALERS IS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY SHOULD GO AHEAD AND FIX IT AND HAVE THEM PAY FOR IT RATHER THAN ME. AT THE MOMENT, I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE CALL FROM MY HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND MY HONDA REBEL IS IN THE SHOP NOT BEING WORKED UPON.*JB

NHTSA ODI #10139620

1,100 miles · Sep 13, 2005
Power Train

I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 IN MAY OF 04. AFTER ONLY 1100 MILES I HAD COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE. THE HONDA SHOP WOULD ONLY LOOK AT THE BIKE FOR A FEE AND MANAGER STATED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10136299

5,427 miles · Aug 17, 2005
Power Train

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2004 HONDA REBEL. HE SAYS THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED ON AUGUST 3, 2005 AFTER DRIVNG A FEW THOUSAND MILES. HE WANTS TO FILE COMPLAINT TO HELP GET A RECALL ON THE CLUTCH. HE FOUND A SITE ON THE WEB THAT SHOWS THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL HAVING TO DO WITH THE CLUTCH. T HE IS GOING TO HAVE MOTORCYCLE …

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DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2004 HONDA REBEL. HE SAYS THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED ON AUGUST 3, 2005 AFTER DRIVNG A FEW THOUSAND MILES. HE WANTS TO FILE COMPLAINT TO HELP GET A RECALL ON THE CLUTCH. HE FOUND A SITE ON THE WEB THAT SHOWS THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL HAVING TO DO WITH THE CLUTCH. T HE IS GOING TO HAVE MOTORCYCLE SHOP REPLACE THE CLUTCH.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10133248

11,000 miles · Aug 2, 2005
Power Train

HONDA 250 REBEL HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE UNDER HIGHWAY TRAVEL. IT IS A 2004 AND HAS CAUSED TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF MY LACK OF GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THE FREEWAYS. MORE THROTTLE AND LESS MOVEMENT,VERY FRUSTRATING FOR A NEW BIKE. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10131149

Mileage unknown · Jun 27, 2005
Power Train

HONDA REBEL: 2004 DOES NOT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING

NHTSA ODI #10126738

2,800 miles · May 31, 2005
Power Train

PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE

NHTSA ODI #10122589

2,500 miles · May 27, 2005
Power Train

TH CLUTCH ON MY 2004 HONDA REBEL HAS GONE OUT AFTER 2500 MILES AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ACTUALLY GOING OUT IN ADVANCE BUT I HADN'T NOTICED IT UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING SO BAD I COULDN'T GET OVER 20 MPH

NHTSA ODI #10122356

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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