Minibikes, Powered
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment · CPSC Code 5035
Up 71% over 5 years
The verdict
Minibikes, Powered carry a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 3,045 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 71% over the last five years.
- 42/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 3,045
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 7.5%
- end in hospital admission
- 5-14
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 5035 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 42/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for minibikes, powered - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume3,045 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)7.5%
- Fatality rate0.04%
- 5-year trend+71%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Minibikes, Powered (CPSC product code 5035, in the Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment category) generate an estimated 3,045 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 60,909 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 42/100 for this category (moderate risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are rising by about 71% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2021 (5,465 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2016 (1,617 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for minibikes, powered is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 4,754 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the lower leg (3,087 cases). The 5-14 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 20,195 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 7.5% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.04%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 12 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how minibikes, powered fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1,021 | 381 | |
| 5-14 | 16,001 | 4,194 | |
| 15-24 | 11,752 | 2,868 | |
| 25-34 | 8,300 | 1,948 | |
| 35-44 | 5,322 | 1,875 | |
| 45-54 | 2,934 | 1,614 | |
| 55-64 | 1,467 | 521 | |
| 65-74 | 546 | 74 | |
| 75+ | 78 | 17 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Shoulder | Fracture | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Shoulder | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Leg | Fracture | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Concussion | |
| Lower Leg | Burns, Thermal | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Knee | Other | |
| Wrist | Fracture | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Arm | Fracture |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
52YOM RIDING MINIBIKE, FELL OFF HITTING BUTT, WAS TRYING TO SIT AS HAD EPISODE OF PASSING OUT, WOKE UP FACE FIRST ON GROUND DX NASAL CONTUSION TRAUMATIC COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF L4 VERTEBRA
6YOM - PATIENT PRESENT FOR PEDESTRAIN STRUCK AND LEG PAIN. PT WAS HIT BY A MOTORIZED BIKE ON STREET. NO LOC. PT C/O LEG PAIN. DX: PEDESTRAIN INJURED COLLISION WITH PEDAL CYCLE.
36YOF PATIENT WRECKED ON HER MINI BIKE, LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE DX: THIGH HEMATOMA, ABNORMAL CT SCAN
20YOF WAS RIDING A MINI BIKE WHEN SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE BUMPED HER IN THE RIGHT ANKLE DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT ANKLE
26 YOM WAS RIDING A MOTORIZED MINI BIKE UNHELMETED AROUND 15-20MPH AND RAN INTO A DOG, FALLING OFF THE BIKE ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS AND STRIKING FOREHEAD ON THE GROUND. DX: LEFT ELBOW FRACTURE, LEFT THUMB SPRAIN, LEFT HAND CONTUSION, RIGHT THUMB SPRAIN, RIGHT HAND CONTUSION/ ABRASION, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACE ABRASION, LEFT ZYGOMA FRACTURE, EAR ABRASION
^21YOM WAS RIDING A MINIATURE DIRT BIKE WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM HE LOST CONTROL OF THE DIRT BIKE AND FELL OVER ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE. HE REPORTS SHOULDER PAIN AND HAS AN ABRASION TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. DX: CLAVICLE FRACTURE
17 YOM WAS RIDING HIS MINI-BIKE AT 20 MPH WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A CAR. PT WAS WEARING A HELMET WITH NO MARKS ON THE HELMET. DX: DISPLACED FRACTURE FIRST METATARSAL BONE RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURE RIGHT GREAT TOE, FRACTURE RAMUS OF RIGHT PUBIS
32YOM C/O ABRASION OF KNEE AND CONTUSION OF LEG (UPPER OR LOWER NOT STATED) S/P PT STATES HE WAS IN AN MVC WHICH WAS A MINI BIKE VS CAR COLLISION. PT WAS DRIVING A MINI BIKE AND WAS STRUCK BY A CAR. HE DID NOT HIT HIS HEAD. DX: ABRASION OF KNEE AND CONTUSION OF LEG
14YOM PRESENTS WITH RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY PAIN AFTER BEING A HELMETED DRIVER OF A MINIBIKE THAT TOOK A TURN TOO FAST AND FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE WITH THE BIKE LANDING ON HIS LEG DX: FRACTURE OF SHAFT OF FIBULA, TIBIA/FIBULA FRACTURE
14YOM TO ER FOR ABRASION OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER & INDEX FINGER, PER MOM SHE SAYS GOT ABRASION ON FINGERS WHILE WORKING ON A MINIBIKE AT HOME, DX INJURY OF FINGER RIGHT HAND, ABRASION
10YOM WAS RIDING HIS MINI BIKE AND LOST CONTROL AND FELL OFF DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, NECK MUSCLE STRAIN
14YOM WAS RIDING MINI MOTORCYCLE WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A CAR. NOW HAS RIGHT KNEE PAIN AND LACERATION. DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
The Coleman CT200U-C (mini-bike) was being moved and my son lost control and it fell over. The peg that would normally support the bike while on its side; broke and the full weight of the bike landed on his leg.
My husband and I purchased a Baja MB200 Mini Bike for our son on 11-23-2012 at Tractor Supply. We are having multiple issues with this mini bike which I will list below up to the most current which has made the mini bike unusable: 1) Seat broke off from frame while in use February 2013 (Seat was replaced with a used seat by Baja Motorsports). 2) Brake Cable broke while in use Had this repaired by a local mechanic. 3) Fuel Cable broke Had this repaired by a local mechanic. 4) Chain coming off while in use Had local mechanic to repair. 5) Brake Plate Assembly broke completely in to Mini bike not is use. We are very dissatisfied with purchase of this mini bike. We purchased this for our son as a Christmas present on 11/23/2012 and he has not been able to enjoy it due to the multiple problems listed above. Each time one thing gets repaired something else breaks on it. All the above has placed my son in multiple dangerous situations but thankfully he was operating this mini bike cautiously slow. We contacted Tractor Supply to request a refund but they refused due to their return policy. I posted a review on Tractor Supply web site explaining the problem I was having and Tractor Supply denied the request to post the review. I contacted Baja Motorsports in February of 2013 when the first issue came up and was notified that warranty had expired. For what we paid ($529.99) we feel that it should be more safe and durable instead of it being repaired multiple times. We emailed Baja Motorsports on August 12, 2013 supplying them with the above information and no response has been sent back as of today. We are requesting to return the mini bike to Baja Motorsports and issue us a full refund due to the multiple past issues and unknown issue that I feel will continue to come up in the future. We have patiently repaired what past issues came up and feel we will continue having problems in the future. Please note that our son is very particula
I'm 42 was riding my Coleman mini bike that I purchased over a year ago when it caught fire I was burnt on ten percent of my body
The minibike was being used as normal. It leaked gas all over. Not a tiny leak either. It leaked all of the gas onto my garage. The worst part is, then I found out that a recall was put out MONTHS ago. I purchased this brand new three months after the recall was issued for this very thing. And now I'm told it won't even be LOOKED at until next week under the warranty. They should have replaced the bike, not sent me in. This was a huge investment for my special needs son.
The gas cap is leaking gasoline out of the top vent. The gas is running down the front of the motor and could potentially cause a fire and even cause a rash/burn on the person riding it as gas is spilling on the rider as well. I called the Mega Moto company. The lady on the phone told me to call back in 7 days because they were out of gas caps. She took no information from me and did not advise to stop riding the mini bike or anything.
I purchased a Coleman Minibike for my daughter for Christmas in 2013. On 12/23/13, after assembling the mini bike, I sat down on it while it was running and it took off on me, coming up off the pavement and throwing me off of the back of the bike. The bike landed on top of me and I suffered severe injuries including leg fractures.
Fuel tank venting system leaks.
Three of our grandchildren have Baja Warrior 200 mini bikes. They were purchased in summer of 2015 from Tractor Supply in Little Falls Mn. Our son was helping his sons get there machines out for the summer. When he started one of the machines, the throttle was stuck full open and he could not reach the kill switch to shut it off. He was holding onto the machine, the front wheel came off the ground and tipped the machine over backwards. He destroyed the rear fender. He had to push quite hard on the lever on the governor to get it to idle down. I am surprised that the machine does not have a kill switch with a lanyard. We are contacting Tractor Supply.
Showing 8 of 12 reports.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to minibikes, powered on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are minibikes, powered?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, minibikes, powered have a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 3,045 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from minibikes, powered?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 4,754 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from minibikes, powered increasing or decreasing?
Up 71% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for minibikes, powered injuries?
The 5-14 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 20,195 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by minibikes, powered?
Of all ER visits involving minibikes, powered, approximately 7.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (92.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with minibikes, powered?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
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What this means for you
Treat the 42/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 5-14 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.