2016 Honda HR-V: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 238 complaints about the 2016 Honda HR-V and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is power train, named in 74 of them.

238
Complaints
2
Recalls
13
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
11
Injuries
61.3
Severity index

Severity index 61.3 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 61.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2016 Honda HR-V sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 140 2016 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2016 Honda HR-V ranks 75 of 140 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 46% of its model-year peers. See the full 2016 ranking.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 74 complaints (31.1%)74 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 56 complaints (23.5%)56 24%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 44 complaints (18.5%)44 18%Service BrakesService Brakes: 25 complaints (10.5%)25 11%StructureStructure: 22 complaints (9.2%)22 9%EngineEngine: 22 complaints (9.2%)22 9%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 14 complaints (5.9%)14 6%Air BagsAir Bags: 13 complaints (5.5%)13 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN7431.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5623.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4418.5%
SERVICE BRAKES2510.5%
STRUCTURE229.2%
ENGINE229.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL145.9%
AIR BAGS135.5%

Complaints filed per year

020392015: 92016: 152017: 122018: 82019: 282020: 392021: 292022: 112023: 302024: 232025: 212026: 13 (partial year)15161718192039212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20159
201615
201712
20188
201928
202039
202129
202211
202330
202423
202521
2026 (year to date)13
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V77700001/11/2018SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Acura MDX, 2017-2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda HR-V and Honda Odyssey, and 2016 Honda HR-V vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reduci
15V47200028/07/2015EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 HR-V vehicles manufactured January 12, 2015, to May 20, 2015. The affected vehicles may be missing the required tire placard indicating "Tire and Loading Information." These vehicles fail to comply with the req
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.