Illustration2005 HONDA VTX1300C DATE: 2/13/09 - WHILE REPLACING REAR TIRE FOUND PIECES OF FLANGE BEARING ON THE GROUND REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET BEARING. *TR
2005 Honda VTX1300
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2005 Honda VTX1300 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 35.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
310–25K
225–50K
050–75K
075–100K
0100–150K
0150K+
33 reports with mileage · 14 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
47 reportsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WAS UNEVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND FORKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND FAILURE M…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WAS UNEVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND FORKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75.
SEVERELY LEAKING FUEL CONTROL VALVE. ANYTIME MOTORCYCLE IS RUNNING. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. SINCE NEW I HAVE HAD A WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH IN THE HANDLEBARS. DEALER DID NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCH ON OUR VTX WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND THE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE SOME TYPE OF …
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I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. SINCE NEW I HAVE HAD A WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH IN THE HANDLEBARS. DEALER DID NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCH ON OUR VTX WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND THE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE SOME TYPE OF BEARING IN THE YOKE AND THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AS LONG AS BOTH HANDS ARE ON THE HANDLE BARS. I DO NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON INJURIES AT THIS TIME. *TR
I OWN A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. WHEN I DECELERATE FROM 50MPH THE HANDLEBARS START TO PULSATE AND WOBBLE AS I PASS THROUGH 45 MPH. I ALSO EXPERIENCE WOBBLE WHEN I MAKE TURNS. MY MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 7000 MILES ON IT. I'M ON MY 2ND SET OF TIRES. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE OTHER HONDA VTX 1300 OWN…
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I OWN A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. WHEN I DECELERATE FROM 50MPH THE HANDLEBARS START TO PULSATE AND WOBBLE AS I PASS THROUGH 45 MPH. I ALSO EXPERIENCE WOBBLE WHEN I MAKE TURNS. MY MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 7000 MILES ON IT. I'M ON MY 2ND SET OF TIRES. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE OTHER HONDA VTX 1300 OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. *TR
DURING DECELERATION ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED THAT MY HANDLEBAR WOBBLES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT QUITE RAPIDLY. IT IS THE WORST AT AROUND 40-50 MPH. IT HAS DONE THIS FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300C IS OFF BY APPROX. 10% AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN. FROM EVERYONE THAT I'VE TALKED TO, THAT HAS THE SAME MODEL, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS ONLY CORRECTABLE BY SHELLING OUT $150 FOR AN AFTER-MARKET FIX. *TR UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED *JB
SPEEDOMETER INACCURACY ON 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE. SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS SPEED 6% TO 8% LOWER THAN ACTUAL. *TR
MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300C HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE WITH A RATTLE, THE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER WAS ABLE TO FIND AND FIX THE RATTLE IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON THE MOTORCYCLE. RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND STALLING. THE DE…
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MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300C HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE WITH A RATTLE, THE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER WAS ABLE TO FIND AND FIX THE RATTLE IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON THE MOTORCYCLE. RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND STALLING. THE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO FIND AND CORRECT THE OVERHEATING ISSUE, THE INTERMITTENT STALLING CONTINUES. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE MOTORCYCLE WILL QUIT RUNNING ABRUPTLY, ON SOME INSTANCES THE DRIVE TIRE WILL LOCK UP UNTIL CLUTCH IS PULLED. THE REAR TIRE LOCK-UP IS VERY DANGEROUS, OCCURS ONLY WHEN BIKE STALLS. *JB
2005 HONDA VTX 1300 FRONT END WOBBLES AT SPEEDS FROM 20 - 40 MPH HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SAFETY CONCERN. *NM
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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