NHTSA Safety Recalls
Honda HR-V Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Honda HR-V, across 9 model years from 2016 to 2025. The 2019 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
No Honda HR-V model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2016, is at 1.7×.
- Model years
- 9
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2019
- Owner complaints
- 1,869
2016–2025, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,869 complaints with NHTSA about the Honda HR-V across 12 model years; the most, 687, concern the 2023.
Owners marked a crash on 98 of the Honda HR-V complaints (5%) and a fire on 7.
Across all Honda HR-V model years, owners name the visibility/wiper most often (at least 332 complaints), then the electrical system (318).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Honda HR-V in 2024: 520, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Honda HR-V is back over prevention: display function, in 8 model-year listings.
The newest Honda HR-V recall, 26V332000, was reported on May 21, 2026 and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2017 Honda HR-V, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Honda HR-V years to avoid
The best-measured Honda HR-V years are 2020 (0.4×), 2021 (0.8×) and 2019 (1.0×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 | 6 | — | not ranked |
| 2026 | 0 | 18 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 1 | 48 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 4 | 110 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 3 | 687 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 3 | 89 | 59 | 1.2× |
| 2021 | 4 | 64 | 33 | 0.8× |
| 2020 | 5 | 85 | 14 | 0.4× |
| 2019 | 7 | 236 | 41 | 1.0× |
| 2018 | 3 | 160 | 42 | 1.0× |
| 2017 | 0 | 123 | 49 | 1.1× |
| 2016 | 2 | 243 | 72 | 1.7× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Honda HR-V years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Honda HR-V
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION8
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP7
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER6
- STEERING3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER3
- SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS2
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
Honda HR-V model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Honda HR-V recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V332000May 21, 2026 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger | 2019–2021 | crash and injury | 98,892 |
| 26V054000January 29, 2026 | seats: critical fasteners | 2024 | crash and injury | 32 |
| 24V859000November 14, 2024 | seats: critical fasteners | 2024 | crash and injury | 121 |
| 24V744000October 3, 2024 | steering | 2023–2025 | crash | 1,693,199 |
| 24V384000May 31, 2024 | back over prevention: display function | 2019–2022 | crash | 114,686 |
| 24V064000February 1, 2024 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger | 2020–2022 | crash and injury | 750,114 |
| 23V858000December 18, 2023 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2018–2020, 2023 | crash | 2,490,460 |
| 23V782000November 21, 2023 | seat belts: front | 2023–2024 | crash and injury | 303,770 |
| 23V046000February 2, 2023 | back over prevention: display function | 2019–2022 | crash | 114,686 |
| 21V215000March 25, 2021 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2019 | crash | 624,552 |
| 20V314000May 28, 2020 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2018–2019 | crash | 135,995 |
| 18V777000November 1, 2018 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 2016, 2018–2019 | crash | 64,785 |
| 15V472000July 28, 2015 | equipment: other: labels | 2016 | crash | 11,511 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Honda HR-V. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted