NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Honda HR-V Recalls
The 2016 Honda HR-V has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 1, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Honda HR-V. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 243
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Honda HR-V, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2016 Honda HR-V
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V777000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,785
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 HR-V, 3 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 15V472000
- Reported
- July 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,511
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Honda HR-V
2016 Honda HR-V complaints by year
NHTSA has received 243 owner complaints about the 2016 Honda HR-V, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Honda HR-V, the component group named most often is the power train (31%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the engine (9%).
None of the 2016 Honda HR-V's 2 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Honda HR-V owners gave the mileage (117 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train76
- Electrical System57
- Unknown Or Other45
- Engine23
- Service Brakes23
- Structure22
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 28 | |
| 2020 | 39 | |
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 21 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2016 Honda HR-V peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 39. 30% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Honda HR-V drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Honda HR-V year in the same window: 1st highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 243 complaints about the 2016 Honda HR-V are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda HR-V by model year
Other 2016 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted