What are the common problems with the 2003 Honda GL1800A?
Owners of the 2003 Honda GL1800A have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the body structure (10) and engine cooling (2). In NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026, 13 of them list a mileage; a complaint is an owner's report, not a proven defect.
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See what the paid report includes →NHTSA's file holds 16 owner complaints on the 2003 Honda GL1800A. Owners named the body structure most often: 10 complaints, and half of the 8 that list a mileage came after 31,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. None of the 16 complaints reports a crash, a fire or an injury.
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Common problems with the 2003 GL1800A
NHTSA's file holds 16 owner complaints on the 2003 Honda GL1800A. Owners named the body structure most often: 10 complaints, and half of the 8 that list a mileage came after 31,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 10 | 8 | 32,000 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | 2 | Under 5 mileages |
| Power Train | 1 | 1 | Under 5 mileages |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 1 | Under 5 mileages |
| Steering | 1 | 1 | Under 5 mileages |
None of the 16 complaints reports a crash, a fire or an injury.
Mileage when owners reported a problem with the 2003 GL1800A
The 13 mileages owners gave run from 700 to 153,100 miles, and half are at or under 32,000. With fewer than 20 mileages this page gives the median only: the other percentiles are too few to say. 3 came after 100,000 miles, 1 after 150,000 and none after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2003 GL1800A wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
Most of these reports came early in the vehicle's life: 10 of the 13 came at or under 100,000 miles, so they say nothing about how many miles a 2003 GL1800A can cover.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 700 miles |
| 25th percentile | Too few to say |
| Median (50th percentile) | 32,000 miles |
| 75th percentile | Too few to say |
| 90th percentile | Too few to say |
| Highest mileage listed | 153,100 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 3 of 13 |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | 1 of 13 |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | none |
Is the 2003 GL1800A a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2003 is a good or a bad GL1800A: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2003 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 16 complaints, the 2003 drew the most of the 2 Honda GL1800A model years from 2001 to 2003 with 10 or more complaints. The fewest: the 2001 (14).
NHTSA files the Honda GL1800A name for 2001–2004 and 2013–2015. A gap of three or more model years means the name covers different vehicles, so the 2003 is compared only with the 2001–2004 model years.
Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 GL1800A | 14 | 12 | 43,800 |
| 2003 (this page) | 16 | 13 | 32,000 |
2003 Honda GL1800A recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 4 recall campaigns that name the 2003 Honda GL1800A. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
| Campaign | Report received | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 15V700000 | Oct 23, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER |
| 05V027000 | Jan 31, 2005 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| 05V010000 | Jan 24, 2005 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| 03V350000 | Sep 26, 2003 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS |
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2003 GL1800A lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2003 GL1800A.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 3 of the 16 complaints on the 2003 Honda GL1800A give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA name counted: GL1800A. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only this one.
- Recall-file name matched: GL1800A.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
2003 Honda GL1800A questions
What are the most common 2003 Honda GL1800A problems?
NHTSA's file holds 16 owner complaints on the 2003 Honda GL1800A. Owners named the body structure most often: 10 complaints, and half of the 8 that list a mileage came after 31,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. None of the 16 complaints reports a crash, a fire or an injury.
At what mileage do owners report problems with the 2003 Honda GL1800A?
Of the 13 complaints on the 2003 Honda GL1800A that list mileage, half came after 31,000 miles; 3 came after 100,000 miles, 1 after 150,000 and none after 200,000. With fewer than 20 mileages, the median is the only percentile given. These are mileages at a reported problem; they do not say how many miles a 2003 GL1800A can cover.
Is the 2003 Honda GL1800A a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2003 is a good or a bad GL1800A: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2003 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 16 complaints, the 2003 drew the most of the 2 Honda GL1800A model years from 2001 to 2003 with 10 or more complaints. The fewest: the 2001 (14).
How many recalls does the 2003 Honda GL1800A have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 4 recall campaigns that name the 2003 Honda GL1800A. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
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