2020 Honda HR-V: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2020 Honda HR-V are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 61 of the 80 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

80
Complaints
5
Recalls
8
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
2
Injuries
75.0
Severity index

Severity index 75.0 - 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: 75.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2020 Honda HR-V sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 103 2020 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2020 Honda HR-V ranks 34 of 103 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 67% of its model-year peers. See the full 2020 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 19 complaints (23.8%)19 24%Fuel SystemFuel System: 14 complaints (17.5%)14 18%GasolineGasoline: 14 complaints (17.5%)14 18%Power TrainPower Train: 12 complaints (15.0%)12 15%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 11 complaints (13.8%)11 14%EngineEngine: 10 complaints (12.5%)10 12%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (10.0%)8 10%Air BagsAir Bags: 6 complaints (7.5%)6 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1923.8%
FUEL SYSTEM1417.5%
GASOLINE1417.5%
POWER TRAIN1215.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1113.8%
ENGINE1012.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER810.0%
AIR BAGS67.5%

Complaints filed per year

016312020: 22021: 42022: 32023: 52024: 312025: 252026: 10 (partial year)2021222324312526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20202
20214
20223
20235
202431
202525
2026 (year to date)10
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 6.8x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V04600002/02/2023BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTIONHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio display power circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply wit
23V85800018/12/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 H
24V06400001/02/2024AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX
24V38400031/05/2024BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTIONHonda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles that were previously recalled under NHTSA recall number 23V-046. The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio dis
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-
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.