2025 Honda HR-V problems and recalls

Owners have filed 42 complaints on the 2025 Honda HR-V, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Steering (13 complaints).

42
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
59.8
Severity index

Severity index 59.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 59.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 23 of 46 by severity index among 2025 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 50% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2025 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 13 complaints (31.0%)13 31%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 11 complaints (26.2%)11 26%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 7 complaints (16.7%)7 17%Service BrakesService Brakes: 7 complaints (16.7%)7 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (9.5%)4 10%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (4.8%)2 5%VisibilityVisibility: 2 complaints (4.8%)2 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING1331.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1126.2%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE716.7%
SERVICE BRAKES716.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM49.5%
VISIBILITY/WIPER37.1%
STRUCTURE24.8%
VISIBILITY24.8%

Complaints filed per year

09182024: 72025: 172026: 18 (partial year)24252618
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20247
202517
2026 (year to date)18

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V74400003/10/2024STEERINGHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Acura Integra, Civic Type R, CR-V Hybrid, CR-V, HR-V, 2022-2025 Civic, Civic Hatchback, 2024-2025 Acura Integra Type S, 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV, Civic Hybrid, and Civic Hatchback Hybrid vehicles. The steering gearbox

Other Honda HR-V model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 11 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-16. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.