Fatal crash profile · Model

Honda CB500

Compared with Honda · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
23
Fatal crashes
23
Deaths inside
22
Other deaths
1

Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as Honda CB500 were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 22 people died inside these vehicles and 1 person outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other motorcycles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 7
2021 6
2022 3
2023 3
2024 4

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

96%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.5 times the share for Honda: 62%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 6 1
2021 6 0
2022 3 0
2023 3 0
2024 4 0

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

39%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.8 times the share for Honda: 22%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Honda: 19%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 85 percent of the share for Honda: 52%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Honda CB500 Honda All vehicles
Driver speeding 39.1% 21.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 26.1% 18.6% 17.7%
At night 43.5% 52.4% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 20
Cloudy 2
Rain 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 14
Dark - Lighted 7
Dark - Not Lighted 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Florida 4
California 3
New York 2
Colorado 2
Iowa 1
Texas 1
Arizona 1
Wisconsin 1
Pennsylvania 1
Indiana 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 13, 2024 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Sep 8, 2024 St. Croix County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 11, 2024 Coos County, Oregon 1
Jan 5, 2024 Pasco County, Florida 1
Oct 5, 2023 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Sep 8, 2023 Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 22, 2023 Garfield County, Colorado 1
Oct 1, 2022 Florence, Florence County, South Carolina 1
Jul 15, 2022 Lassen County, California 1
Apr 16, 2022 Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey 1
Nov 4, 2021 New York City, New York County, New York 1
Aug 1, 2021 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1
Jul 8, 2021 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 16, 2021 Whitley County, Indiana 1
Jun 12, 2021 Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Apr 22, 2021 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Nov 29, 2020 Lizemores, Clay County, West Virginia 1
Oct 2, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 5, 2020 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Aug 30, 2020 Clark County, Washington 1
Aug 11, 2020 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Jul 7, 2020 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Mar 17, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1

Compare Honda CB500 with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.