NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Honda HR-V Recalls
The 2021 Honda HR-V has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Honda HR-V. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 64
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Honda HR-V, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2021 Honda HR-V
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 HR-V, 16 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 24V384000
- Reported
- May 31, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 114,686
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020, 2022 HR-V, 1 other model
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 24V064000
- Reported
- February 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 750,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 HR-V, 14 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 23V046000
- Reported
- February 2, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 114,686
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020, 2022 HR-V, 1 other model
2021 Honda HR-V complaints by year
NHTSA has received 64 owner complaints about the 2021 Honda HR-V, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Honda HR-V, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the forward collision avoidance (11%).
2 of the 2021 Honda HR-V's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags21
- Electrical System16
- Unknown Or Other9
- Forward Collision Avoidance7
- Power Train5
- Service Brakes5
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 16 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2021 Honda HR-V peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 20. 52% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Honda HR-V drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Honda HR-V year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Honda HR-V years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 64 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted