Worst years for a Honda Element
Owners have filed 1,533 complaints about the Honda Element with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2011. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.
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2003 Honda Element482 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.
Every Honda Element year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 60,200 | Airbags |
| 2010 | B | 39 | 2 | 0 | 46,400 | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 40 | 5 | 0 | 55,000 | Brakes |
| 2008 | C | 129 | 5 | 0 | 26,500 | Brakes |
| 2007 | C | 142 | 10 | 0 | 70,500 | Airbags |
| 2006 | D | 154 | 26 | 1 | 69,786 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 203 | 16 | 7 | 80,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | F | 329 | 20 | 3 | 60,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2003 | F | 482 | 37 | 4 | 27,500 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
What breaks on a Honda Element
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Honda Element
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Honda Element, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Honda Element problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Honda Element
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.