2020 Honda HR-V problems
Owners have filed 112 complaints about the 2020 Honda HR-V with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 17.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of fuel system, gasoline at 12.5%.
Complaints112
Crashes9
Fires2
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 17.9% · 20
Fuel system, gasoline 12.5% · 14
Power train 10.7% · 12
Fuel/propulsion system 10.7% · 12
Engine 8.9% · 10
Unknown or other 7.1% · 8
Forward collision avoidance 7.1% · 8
Lane departure 6.3% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Honda HR-V in this data, 2020 draws comparatively few complaints; 2023 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 93 in the last three years against 17 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 37,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I have a 2020 Honda HRV and the gas gauge flickers on and off. I have overheard technicians say this is a common problem with the HRV. The dealer wants to charge 177 to hook it up on the computer to diagnose the HRV. This HRV has only 20,000 miles on it. It has struts that are going bad and this HRV has had all the services done. My wife drives it 2.6 miles a day. I think these issues need to be looked into further. Electrical system
Faulty design by honda for sunroof drain tubes. Clogged drain tubes cause water to intrude cabin and get fuse panel wet and inoperperable. Nothing about drain tube maintenace in manual. Honda denied repair stating because of rain. No easy access to clean drain tubes on vehicle. Cost me over $2000 for repairs to be made. Had to replace all fuses and fuse panel. Electrical system
Car is less than 4 years old with 35k miles and battery has been replaced twice, battery issue causes car to not start or shut off while driving, after doing research online it appears over 500 other drivers have stated they have the same issue. I'm assuming there must be an issue with wiring etc Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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