2019 Honda HR-V problems
NHTSA has received 360 complaints about the 2019 Honda HR-V, and 19% of them involve electrical system. After that come fuel system (18%) and forward collision avoidance (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 360 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 32 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 13,000 miles 66 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 | 36 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 66 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 13,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 32 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Honda HR-V with enough data (224 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
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.
12/2/21-accident started as rear end collision and car was pushed into car in front for a front end collision. The driver side airbags didn’t deploy and the driver’s face slammed into steering wheel causing injuries.
The contact owned a 2019 Honda HR-V. The contact stated while driving 70 mph on cruise control, the contact heard a weird noise and the vehicle decelerated to 0 mph without warning. The vehicle lost power and the contact could not restart the vehicle while sitting in the middle lane of the highway. The check engine and several other warning lights illuminated.
The contact owns a 2019 Honda HR-V. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention screen went blank. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V046000 (Back Over Prevention). No additional assistance was provided.
The contact owns a 2019 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that the infotainment system display became inoperable while driving. Additionally, the rearview camera became inoperable while in reverse(R). The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was not provided with official diagnostic information; however, the dealer informed the contact that the Audio Display Unit had failed and needed to be replaced.