Reliable Auto DB

2019 Honda HR-V reliability

Is it reliable?

Owners have filed 234 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Honda HR-V over 8 years — 12 per year. That is fewer complaints per year than most HR-V years here — under the median of the other years, which is 13. NHTSA has 7 recalls on file, including Front passenger seat weight sensor, Display, and Fuel pump.

Honda HR-V LX, 2016–2022 body
Photo by MercurySable99, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
Complaints

234

Per year

12

Recalls

7

Years on the road

8

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (66 of 234), then Fuel system, gasoline (35) and Forward collision avoidance (33). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 25,000 miles, and the middle half falls between 5,000 and 49,000 miles. Those filings include 18 that report a crash, 1 that reports a fire, and 4 that report an injury.

Next to 2018 and 2020

The 2018 HR-V has 156 complaints, 11 per year, and the 2020 has 83 complaints, 3 per year. The 2019 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2018. The 2019 has more complaints per year than the 2020.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2019 Honda HR-V. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (7)

Recall Front passenger seat weight sensor 2026-05-21 · NHTSA campaign 26V332000
Summary Honda (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-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Remedy Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
Vehicles affected 98,892
Recall back-over prevention, display 2024-05-31 · NHTSA campaign 24V384000
Summary Honda (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 display power circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 8, 2024. Owners may contact Honda service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are TIQ and DIR. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 23V-046 will need to have the new remedy completed.
Vehicles affected 114,686
Recall Fuel pump 2023-12-18 · NHTSA campaign 23V858000
Summary Honda (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 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Remedy Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Vehicles affected 2,490,460
Recall back-over prevention, display 2023-02-02 · NHTSA campaign 23V046000
Summary Honda (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 with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 13, 2023. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is 6DW. This recall has been superseded by NHTSA recall number 24V-384. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 23V-046 will need to have the new remedy completed under recall 24V-384.
Vehicles affected 114,686
Recall Fuel pump 2021-03-25 · NHTSA campaign 21V215000
Summary Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Remedy Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.
Vehicles affected 624,552
Recall Fuel pump 2020-05-28 · NHTSA campaign 20V314000
Summary Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Remedy Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
Vehicles affected 135,995
Recall hydraulic brakes, foundation components, disc, caliper 2018-11-01 · NHTSA campaign 18V777000
Summary Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Acura MDX, 2017-2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda HR-V and Honda Odyssey, and 2016 Honda HR-V vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reducing brake performance. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
Remedy Owners will be notified, and Honda or Acura dealers will bleed the brakes, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are C31 and L30.
Vehicles affected 64,785

NHTSA's count is every vehicle in that campaign. A campaign can cover other model years and other models.

Complaints by component (234 total)

Electrical system
66
Fuel system, gasoline
35
Forward collision avoidance
33
Fuel and propulsion system
30
Lane departure
18
Service brakes
18
Engine
16
Powertrain
14
Air bags
12
Structure
12
Speed control
9
Steering
8
Back-over prevention
5
Seats
3
Exterior lighting
2
Suspension
2
Visibility
2
Engine and engine cooling
1
Seat belts
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Wheels
1
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Crash-flagged

18

Fire-flagged

1

Injury reports

4

Death reports

0

Of the 45 complaints that include an odometer reading, the median is 25,000 miles. The middle half fall between 5,000 and 49,000 miles.

Complaints filed per year

6201914202015202162022302023692024412025532026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "Driver hit curb going 7 mph. No one was in the passenger seat. Both passenger airbags deployed."
    Air bags · filed 2026-09-10
  • "Defective front-facing camera located above the rear view mirror, used by several car safety systems, fails intermittently causing the dashboard to emit persistent visual and audio warnings. This is a 2019 HRV-EX with…"
    Forward collision avoidance, Lane departure · filed 2026-09-08
  • "The contact owns a 2019 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed to operate as needed on…"
    Steering · filed 2026-09-04
  • "The contact owns a 2019 Honda HR-V. While the contact's son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine overheated. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the vehicle was…"
    Engine and engine cooling · filed 2026-09-01
  • "I own a 2019 Honda HR-V, VIN [XXX]. My vehicle required replacement of the fuel pump motor associated with Honda’s fuel-pump recall. On XXX, I had the fuel pump replaced at Firestone Complete Auto Care because the…"
    Fuel and propulsion system · filed 2026-08-31

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2019 Honda HR-V SUV AWD 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars
2019 Honda HR-V SUV FWD 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
HR-V all-wheel drive 1.8L, 4-cyl Automatic (AV-S7) Four-wheel drive 26 31 28 MPG $2300
HR-V all-wheel drive 1.8L, 4-cyl Automatic (variable gear ratios) Four-wheel drive 27 31 29 MPG $2250
HR-V front-wheel drive 1.8L, 4-cyl Automatic (AV-S7) Front-wheel drive 28 34 30 MPG $2150
HR-V front-wheel drive 1.8L, 4-cyl Automatic (variable gear ratios) Front-wheel drive 28 34 30 MPG $2150

Specs and fitment

1st generation (U.S. market), 2016–2022
Body styles SUV
Oil 0W-20 , 3.9 qt capacity
Tire size 215/55R17

Known issues for this generation

NHTSA recall 23V-046 covers 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles together with the 2018-2020 Fit, which share the same display audio unit; the 114,686-vehicle figure is the total for that whole campaign across both models, not the HR-V alone. A design error in the audio display power circuit can keep the rearview camera image from appearing when the engine is started with a key, which fails Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111 for rear visibility and reduces the driver's rear view while backing up. Dealers update the display audio unit software free of charge, and owner letters went out March 13, 2023. That recall was later superseded by NHTSA recall 24V-384, so a vehicle already repaired under 23V-046 still needs the newer remedy; those owner letters were mailed July 8, 2024. Separately, Honda issued a technical service bulletin for 2016-2017 HR-V LX models whose Bluetooth HandsFreeLink system froze after a phone call and lost stored voice tags, fixed with an audio-unit software update.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2019 Honda HR-V reliable?

Owners have filed 234 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Honda HR-V over 8 years — 12 per year. That is fewer complaints per year than most HR-V years here — under the median of the other years, which is 13. NHTSA has 7 recalls on file, including Front passenger seat weight sensor, Display, and Fuel pump.

What are common problems with a 2019 Honda HR-V?

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (66 of 234), then Fuel system, gasoline (35) and Forward collision avoidance (33). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 25,000 miles, and the middle half falls between 5,000 and 49,000 miles. Those filings include 18 that report a crash, 1 that reports a fire, and 4 that report an injury.

Is the 2019 Honda HR-V more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2018 HR-V has 156 complaints, 11 per year, and the 2020 has 83 complaints, 3 per year. The 2019 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2018. The 2019 has more complaints per year than the 2020.

Has the 2019 Honda HR-V been recalled?

The 2019 Honda HR-V has 7 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2019 Honda HR-V?

Owners have filed 234 complaints about the 2019 Honda HR-V with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2019 Honda HR-V get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2019 Honda HR-V is 29.3 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What oil does a Honda HR-V take?

US HR-V generations tracked here use 0W-20 (about 3.9 qt on 1st gen; about 4.4 qt on 2nd gen with filter).

Does recall 24V-744 cover the Honda HR-V?

Certain 2023-2025 HR-V vehicles are part of campaign 24V-744 (with Civic, CR-V, and Acura Integra): the steering gearbox may have excessive friction; dealers replace the worm-gear spring and add grease. The published unit count covers the whole multi-model campaign.

What generation is my Honda HR-V?

US 1st generation: 2016-2022. US 2nd generation: 2023 onward.