2012 Honda CBR250R Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 91%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 829miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the engine of the 2012 Honda CBR250R, 91% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 829 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The part that is causing this problem is a known software problem on the bike and it is very dangerous. The bike is stalling and cutting power while I am riding or at a stop, it seems to be random. It happens every time I ride, however, and is very dangerous. The other night my bike just shut off while cars were following me at a high rate of speed and I was nearly hit. This caused the other motorists to become angry with me and nearly put me in a terrible scenario. This seems to be a very common problem among cbr250 owners and it is not being addressed by Honda. …”
NHTSA complaint #11001175, filed 2017-06, 2,000 miles“I was going at about 30mph in moderate traffic on my motorcycle, and had to use the friction zone on the clutch a lot. Occasionally, when I disengage the clutch all the way, and also close the throttle (to not give the motorcycle any additional gas), the engine will cut off and die completed. Usually, with clutch disengaged and gas off, it would idle at 1500rpm and the motorcycle would continue to roll. However, the engine died (0rpm, twisting throttle doesn't do anything), and it would not start up quickly enough. …”
NHTSA complaint #10579375, filed 2014-04, 8,078 miles“Since around 550 miles(motorcycle now has 637 miles) my motorcycle has been intermittently stalling while pulling in clutch to downshift. I let off of throttle, pull in clutch to downshift and the engine will shut off. This has happened while going anywhere from 45-60 miles an hour. This machine will also stall on first start 99% of the time and has been getting worse. Seems the stalling issues are related, because the stalling while riding did not happen until the stalling on start up started first. …”
NHTSA complaint #10470072, filed 2012-08, 550 miles“Basically when you downshift on the bike no matter what speed or gear it will just shut off even when the clutch is pulled in. It doesn't do it every time but it will happen at least once every time I ride.”
NHTSA complaint #10585591, filed 2014-04, 3,500 miles“Slowing down downshifting the engine turns off and all dash display dead. Key off/ key on engine starts fine. 2400km has happened 5 times. Bike going to shop for warranty repair.”
NHTSA complaint #10505549, filed 2013-04, 829 milesEngine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10 | 91% |
| 2011 | 3 | 50% |
Other parts of the 2012 Honda CBR250R
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Honda CBR250R
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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