2023 Honda HR-V problems
Owners have filed 816 complaints about the 2023 Honda HR-V with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 39.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of visibility at 10%. A further 26.1% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints816
Crashes13
Fires0
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility/wiper 39.1% · 319
Unknown or other 26.1% · 213
Visibility 10.0% · 82
Steering 9.3% · 76
Structure 4.0% · 33
Electrical system 3.8% · 31
Lane departure 1.7% · 14
Engine 1.0% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Honda HR-V in this data, 2023 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 370 in the last three years against 446 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 13,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Saturday August 5, 2023 my car was parked in public business lot from 12:40pm to 4:30pm. When I got to my car I noticed the whole back windshield was shattered. I called the dealership they ran my VIN# no recalls listed. Not sure if my car was vandalized or not. I looked online and there were pictures and reports of this happening to other people with the same car, make, model within the last 60 days of my incident. Visibility/wiper
I own a HRV Sport 2023 and Friday December 1, 2023 I found my rear windshield shattered all of the sudden. I know by reading online that is a defect from manufacturing. The dealer where I bought my car does not want any responsability and they told me I have to pay it. This is a manufacturing defect. Is not fair I'm still paying for this car and have to be liable for something the manufacturing has done wrong. Visibility/wiper
I was pulling into my parking spot after a 25 minutes long drive with the back windshield defroster on due to fogging. The back windshield popped and then completely shattered. The pop was startling and the shattering completely prevents the driver from seeing out of the back window l. There are several reports of the problem occurring to other drivers online. The car will be inspected by the dealer soon. Visibility/wiper
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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