It has been sold in Thai market starting from 2002 and have been exported to many Asian countries and South Africa.

This model has same body design as the CBR300R, which is inspired from the 2012 CBR1000RR and was targeted to replace Thai version of the CBR150R.

Previously, Astra Honda Motor relied on importation of the Thai version for its market.

[3] In February 2016, Astra Honda Motor released a fully updated version of the CBR150R.

The ABS variant was added, which its system is integrated to emergency stop signal, along with a redesigned visor (which is higher), cast wheel and disc brake design and 5-way preload adjustable front and rear suspension.

[6] In March 2019, the Indonesian-built CBR150R made its debut in Thailand, replacing the previous locally assembled 2010 version.

Some performance tests listed here were conducted by Otomotif tabloid from Indonesia in April 2016.