FaultScore

Worst years for a Honda Hr-V

Owners have filed 2,438 complaints about the Honda Hr-V with NHTSA across model years 2016 to 2027. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Avoid

2019 Honda Hr-V

341 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2026 Honda Hr-V

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Honda Hr-V 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2027 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2026 B 16 0 1 Electrical System
2025 C 64 4 0 6,666 Steering
2024 D 161 14 1 10,000 Steering
2023 D 818 13 0 13,231 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2022 D 155 16 2 10,000 Electrical System
2021 C 79 9 0 36,000 Airbags
2020 C 113 9 2 37,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2019 D 341 28 2 12,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2018 D 202 19 0 17,000 Electrical System
2017 D 168 21 0 18,500 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 D 319 20 1 49,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Honda Hr-V

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2023

Electrical System 307 12.6%

Worst in 2019

Worst in 2019

Worst in 2016

Steering 172 7.1%

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2019

Brakes 118 4.8%

Worst in 2016

Engine & Cooling 110 4.5%

Worst in 2016

Body & Structure 101 4.1%

Worst in 2023

Airbags 79 3.2%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2016

Lights 26 1.1%

Worst in 2016

Seat Belts 23 0.9%

Worst in 2024

Exactly what failed on a Honda Hr-V

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 96 28.7%
Automatic Emergency Braking 44 13.2%
Warnings 41 12.3%
Windshield 34 10.2%
Warning 28 8.4%
Adaptive Cruise Control 28 8.4%
Assist 24 7.2%
Rear Window 24 7.2%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 10 3.0%
Warnings 5 1.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Honda Hr-V, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2015 peak 145 Aug 2026

Honda Hr-V 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 Hr-V

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.