Owners filed 1,821 complaints about the 2015–2025 Honda Hr-V with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 57th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2023 model year drew the most (686), and the single most-reported problem area is wipers / visibility, named in 19% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2023, with 686 complaints, led by wipers / visibility (319).
- Spike years: 2016 (2.0× the typical year), 2019 (1.9× the typical year), 2023 (5.6× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: wipers / visibility complaints came at a median of 6k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 6 complaints mention a fire and 95 mention a crash; owners reported 56 injuries.
Honda Hr-V complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 239 | Transmission / powertrain (74), Electrical system (56), Brakes (23) | 53k mi | 13 | 1 |
| 2017 | 122 | Transmission / powertrain (32), Electrical system (28), Body structure (15) | 20k mi | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 156 | Electrical system (47), Fuel System, Gasoline (27), Brakes (15) | 24k mi | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 234 | Electrical system (66), Fuel System, Gasoline (35), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (33) | 25k mi | 18 | 1 |
| 2020 | 83 | Electrical system (20), Fuel System, Gasoline (14), Transmission / powertrain (13) | 37k mi | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 63 | Air bags (21), Electrical system (15), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (7) | 36k mi | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 87 | Electrical system (26), Engine (18), Transmission / powertrain (18) | 14k mi | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 686 | Wipers / visibility (319), Steering (78), Visibility (windows, mirrors, wipers) (78) | 14k mi | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 108 | Steering (51), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (12), Brakes (12) | 13k mi | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 43 | Steering (13), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (7), Electrical system (5) | 4k mi | 2 | 0 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Honda Hr-V problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers / visibility | 352 | 19% | 6k mi | Wiper replacement cost |
| Electrical system | 305 | 17% | 30k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Transmission / powertrain | 176 | 10% | 82k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Steering | 173 | 10% | 9k mi | Power steering repair cost |
| Brakes | 112 | 6% | 10k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Engine | 107 | 6% | 28k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Body structure | 101 | 6% | 23k mi | — |
| Visibility (windows, mirrors, wipers) | 87 | 5% | 13k mi | — |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Honda models in the index
- Honda Cr-V (8,154)
- Honda Pilot (5,597)
- Honda Accord (5,446)
- Honda Civic (4,916)
- Honda Odyssey (3,774)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.