2017 Honda HR-V problems
NHTSA has received 171 complaints about the 2017 Honda HR-V, and 19% of them involve drivetrain & axles. After that come electrical system (16%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 171 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 19,000 miles 80 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 40 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 80 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 18,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Honda HR-V with enough data (106 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was waiting on the light to make a left on a city street when a vehicle lost control of the vehicle and hit me head on and hit the front of my car. The impact was so great that it bend the frame, the hood, lights and other components of my car. The insurance company declared the car a total loss. None of the air bags deployed and as a result I was injured by the seat belt in the lower abdomen, have back pain, feel dizzy and I am afraid to drive.
I was rear-ended as I was stationary waiting to make a left hand turn on a highway none of my airbags deployed my car is a total loss. Fault the 17 year was tailgating a tractor and slammed into my car.police came I was transported to a local hospital
The seats in my 2017 honda h-rv were so uncomfortable I had to trade it in after having only put 250 miles on the car. No matter which way I adjusted the seats, it was no better. When I went to the doctor she told me everything below my waist was spasming. The seats were very hard, narrow and the drivers seat belt was pressed right up against your hip and you couldn't move it.
Last night at 12:58am, I was traveling in my 2017 honda hr-v on the expressway toll (limit of 75 MPH), going approximately 80-85 MPH on cruise. Suddenly, my vehicle quit accelerating, all the lights on my dash lit up, and pressing the gas did nothing (no jerking or sound). It was extremely frightening because there was no shoulder, a single lane very high up, with no other vehicles in sight behind me to anticipate my stop. Luckily, I came upon a hill to coast down and I pulled over as the shoulder opened up.