2006 Honda VTX1300 problems
Owners have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Honda VTX1300. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 53% of complaints. After that come electrical system (14%) and suspension (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 54% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 35 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 38 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 7,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 6,000 miles (20 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Honda VTX1300 with enough data (25 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda vt1300s motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding the motorcycle at 75 MPH, he heard a noise coming from the rear and the rear tire blew out. The contact and the passenger were ejected from the vehicle. The insurance company had the motorcycle towed to a towing yard. The failure was not investigated. The contact felt that the failure was caused by a defective bearing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 16,118. Sm. Updated 6/20/12
My speedometer is 11% off according to a certified (I believe) dynometer. I have spoken to honda na, motorcity powersports of bloomfield mi, & ge money several times regarding this issue to no avail. I believe this is a problem because I can likely become involved in an accident by going too slow because I don't know my correct speed. Every time I have spoken to honda they have claimed it was within specs. First 5% was acceptable because that is what I thought at the beginning.
1. Began having problems keeping headlight on after starter switch pushed. Had to start jiggling starter switch to turn on headlight. 2. Started having headlights turn off during driving (especially dangerous during night rides!). Needed to jiggle starter switch to get headlight back on. Starting motorcycle now difficult also. 3. Tried wd40 on starter switch, didn't help. Just have to keep jiggling starter switch to get headlight to stay on (takes more jiggling everytime).