"How reliable is the 2004 Honda Vtx1300?"

"Based on 89 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Honda Vtx1300 has a median complaint mileage of 4420 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Honda Vtx1300?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Honda Vtx1300 is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 89 total complaints filed."

2004 Honda Vtx1300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 89 complaints

Total Complaints

4,420mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

500 25th Percentile

4,420 Median Mileage

9,600 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

SUSPENSION

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

WHEELS

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE FRONT END HAS NO SUSPENSION. WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE PASSENGER WAS ALMOST THROWN OFF. THE DEALER STATED ON 7/28/2003 THERE WAS NO PROBLEM (HONDA VTX1300S 2004). *PH *PH *NLM"

"I AM EXPERIENCING A WOBBLE WITH MY HONDO VTX 1300. BETWEEN 45 AND 40MPH ON DECELERATION THE BIKE HAS A SIGNIFICANT WOBBLE I FEEL IS UNSAFE. I KNOW MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A HANDLING SAFETY ISSUE.*AK"

"2004 HONDA CRF-50 DIRT BIKE, RIGHT FRONT FORK SHAFT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SAFELY SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE BIKE DUEING NORMAL OPERATION. THE SLIGHTEST IMPACT SUCH AS FALLING OVER WHILE MOVING AT SPEEDS FOUND AT LESS THAN FULL THRODDLE IN FIRST GEAR, SUCH AS A BEGINNER WOULD USE, WILL CAUSE THE FRO..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28