Total Complaints
6 filings
HONDA SXS1000 · model year
6 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2016HONDASXS1000 carries 6 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2016 SXS1000 is electrical system with 2 filings, followed by structure:body (1) and vehicle speed control (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 79 investigation files overlapping the 2016 SXS1000, and 9 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
6 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA PIONEER 1000 EPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE REPORT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE BINGHAMTON HONDA (120 E. ARTERIAL HWY, BINGHAMTON, NY 13901 (607-722-7433) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS SOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS NOT TOWED AWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. ## VIN PASSED ## 2018 HONDA MOTORCYCLE PIONEER 1000 ## *BF*JB
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HONDA SXS1000 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT IN TIME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED ENGELHART MOTORSPORTS AT 608-274-2366 (LOCATED AT 1589 GREENWAY CROSS, MADISON, WI 53713) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT CALL BACK. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE, WHICH STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED SINCE THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THREE UNKNOWN AND UNREPAIRED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 592.
Mileage: 592
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HONDA SXS1000 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT IN TIME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED ENGELHART MOTORSPORTS AT 608-274-2366 (LOCATED AT 1589 GREENWAY CROSS, MADISON, WI 53713) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT CALL BACK. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE, WHICH STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED SINCE THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THREE UNKNOWN AND UNREPAIRED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 592.
Mileage: 592
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PIONEER 1000-5 DELUXE MOTORCYCLE (NA). WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN UP A HILL, THE THROTTLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER, EJECTED THE CONTACT, AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK, AND RIB FRACTURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PIONEER 1000-5 DELUXE MOTORCYCLE (NA). WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN UP A HILL, THE THROTTLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER, EJECTED THE CONTACT, AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK, AND RIB FRACTURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PIONEER 100-5 DELUXE (NA) MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAB HAD EXCESSIVE HEAT THAT CAME FROM THE SEAT AND DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A HEAT SHIELD BE PLACED ON THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.
Mileage: 60
Inadvertent Deployment of Air Bags
Inaccurate Rear Passenger Seat Belt Warning Status
Loss of Motive Power
Inadvertent Deployment of Side Air Bags
Loss of braking force
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2016 HONDA SXS1000; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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