NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Honda HR-V Recalls
The 2018 Honda HR-V has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 18, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Honda HR-V. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 160
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Honda HR-V, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 Honda HR-V
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020, 2023 HR-V, 19 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V314000
- Reported
- May 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,995
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 HR-V, 6 other models
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 2016, 2019 HR-V, 3 other models
2018 Honda HR-V complaints by year
NHTSA has received 160 owner complaints about the 2018 Honda HR-V, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Honda HR-V, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (17%) and the power train (10%).
2 of the 2018 Honda HR-V's 3 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2018 Honda HR-V owners gave the mileage (52 complaints), the median was 28,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System50
- Fuel System, Gasoline27
- Unknown Or Other22
- Power Train16
- Service Brakes15
- Fuel/Propulsion System14
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 34 | |
| 2026 | 27 |
Complaints about the 2018 Honda HR-V peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 37. 26% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Honda HR-V drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Honda HR-V year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 160 complaints about the 2018 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 2018 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted