Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government
holds on this vehicle.
Owners of the 2017 Honda HR-V have filed 120
safety complaints with NHTSA
between March 2017 and July 2026.
The most complained-about system is the power train,
named in 31 of them
(26%). The typical failure was reported at 20,000 miles, the median
across the 51 complaints that gave an
odometer reading.
Complaints fell 39% year on year: 14 in the twelve months to 2026-Q1, against 23 in the twelve before.
No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not
the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production
ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.
If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon
law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back.
What each state asks for
, read from the statutes.
Where these numbers come from
- Complaints: NHTSA's ODI
complaint file
, published August 20, 2026. One
complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
- Recalls: NHTSA's recall
campaign API
, most recent campaign filed August 12, 2026.
- Investigations: NHTSA's ODI
investigation file
, published 2026-08-19.
A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by
us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that
sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.