Selling a junk Honda GL1800
Any GL1800 sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Honda GL1800
NHTSA has 765 owner complaints on file for the Honda GL1800, model years 2001 to 2022, the 324th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are engine and cooling (199, 26%), body and structure (102, 13%), brakes (79, 10%). 37 complaints involved a crash, 0 a fire, and 12 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 13,500 miles. The 2002 model year has the most complaints (210). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is engine and cooling, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a blown engine: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Honda GL1800 by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 103 | Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2002 | 210 | Engine and cooling | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16,366 |
| 2003 | 107 | Body and structure | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15,180 |
| 2004 | 11 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 2005 | 25 | Steering | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2006 | 27 | Steering | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14,100 |
| 2007 | 28 | Brakes | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12,614 |
| 2008 | 60 | Brakes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | Transmission and drivetrain | 0 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2010 | 28 | Brakes | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6,516 |
| 2012 | 49 | Engine | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5,500 |
| 2013 | 16 | Fuel system | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | Steering | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2016 | 7 | Engine | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 46 | Electrical system | 10 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 12 | Engine | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | Speed control | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Honda GL1800 recalls
NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for engine and cooling (4), brakes (3), air bags (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2020 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 24V820000, Oct 2024): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021 GL1800 Goldwing motorcycles. The primary drive gear bolt on the crankshaft may break, which can result in an engine stall and lock up the rear wheel.
- 2020 model year, fuel system (campaign 24V113000, Feb 2024): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2024 GL1800 (Goldwing), CBR600RR, and 2018-2019 CBR1000RR motorcycles. The fuel pump impellers may have been improperly molded, which can cause them to deform an…
- 2020 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 22V449000, Jun 2022): Honda (American Honda Motor Co) is recalling certain 2020-2022 GL1800 Gold Wing motorcycles equipped with manual transmissions. An ignition timing software error for the engine control unit (ECU) may reduce engine perfor…
- 2009 model year, air bags (campaign 18V045000, Jan 2018): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2010 and 2012-2016 Honda GL1800 Gold Wing motorcycles. These motorcycles have air bag inflators assembled as part of the air bag module that may explode due to p…
- 2006 model year, air bags (campaign 17V031000, Jan 2017): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2006-2009 and 2012 Honda GL1800 (Goldwing) motorcycles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, …
What a Honda GL1800 is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk GL1800 on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Honda GL1800 worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same GL1800 gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Honda GL1800 that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Honda GL1800?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Honda GL1800 numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.