2005 Honda CMX250C

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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9Owner complaints

Model-year median: 5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

3 Electrical System

1 Engine And Engine Cooling

1 Fuel System, Gasoline

All reported categories

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 9 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Power Train. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electrical System. Review the 1 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 →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Suspension complaints

1 reports

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Mileage unknown · Sep 10, 2005

Suspension

IN REFERENCE TO ODI#10135765. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2005 HONDA GL1800A MOTORCYCLE. FROM THE 1ST MILE THE FRONT END HAD A SEVERE WOBBLE. IF YOU TOOK YOU HAND OFF THE HANDLEBARS EVEN FOR A SECOND IT BECAME VIOLENT AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. MY DEALER HAD TO INSTALL DIFFERENT FORK STEM BEARING (TAPERED VS BALL BEARING). THIS PARTIA…

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IN REFERENCE TO ODI#10135765. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2005 HONDA GL1800A MOTORCYCLE. FROM THE 1ST MILE THE FRONT END HAD A SEVERE WOBBLE. IF YOU TOOK YOU HAND OFF THE HANDLEBARS EVEN FOR A SECOND IT BECAME VIOLENT AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. MY DEALER HAD TO INSTALL DIFFERENT FORK STEM BEARING (TAPERED VS BALL BEARING). THIS PARTIALLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HONDA THEMSELVES WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE FIT BECAUSE THEY SAID ALL THE GL1800A'S DO IT AND IT'S NORMAL. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10136068

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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