Open safety recalls, the components owners report failing most often, crash-test results and running costs for the 2021 Honda CRF450 — assembled from NHTSA and EPA records.
Everything on this page applies to the model as a whole. Run its 17-character VIN to decode that exact car — its engine, trim, assembly plant and factory equipment — alongside these records. Free, no account.
Run a VIN →Recalls and complaints are filed against a specific model year, so figures differ from one year to the next even within a single generation. See every Honda CRF450 year.
No EPA fuel-economy match for this model (naming may differ or it predates EPA records).
The parts named most often across 1 owner complaintfiled with NHTSA for this make, model and year — the closest free answer to “what is likely to go wrong?”
Complaints are self-reported and skew toward problems people find alarming, so treat this as where to look, not a defect rate.
Throttle appears to malfunctions at low RPM/MPH 6 to 9 MPH, The engine jump on /off /lunges/surges at low 6 to 9 RPM/MPH range. Yes the same speed in most traffic and trail rides. But not every time, then it has flamed out when I approach a stop sign or stop light. Seems like the fuel shut off and on at low speeds. Anything over 20 MPH and the less you notice/feel the jumps on/off power/lunges/surges of engine power.
NHTSA has no NCAP crash-test rating for this model/year (common for older, low-volume, or heavy-duty vehicles).
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