Reliable Auto DB

2025 Honda HR-V reliability

Is it reliable?

Owners have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Honda HR-V over 2 years — 22 per year. It is too early to rank against other HR-V years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 1 recall on file, including Steering.

2023 Honda HR-V EX-L
Photo by Elise240SX, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
Complaints

43

Per year

22

Recalls

1

Years on the road

2

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Steering (13 of 43), then Forward collision avoidance (7) and Electrical system (5). The most filings arrived in 2026 (19 of 43). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 4,402 miles, and the middle half falls between 2,362 and 12,000 miles. Those filings include 2 that report a crash and 2 that report an injury.

Next to 2024 and 2026

The 2024 HR-V has 108 complaints, 36 per year, and the 2026 has 14 complaints, 14 per year.

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 2025 Honda HR-V. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (1)

Recall Steering 2024-10-03 · NHTSA campaign 24V744000
Summary Honda (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 assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause excessive internal friction and lead to difficulty steering the vehicle.
Remedy Dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Honda Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are SJS, MJU, QJT and VJV.
Vehicles affected 1,693,199

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

Complaints by component (43 total)

Steering
13
Forward collision avoidance
7
Electrical system
5
Service brakes
5
Engine
3
Visibility and wipers
3
Fuel and propulsion system
2
Lane departure
2
Speed control
2
Structure
2
Visibility
2
Air bags
1
Back-over prevention
1
Fuel system, gasoline
1
Hydraulic brakes
1
Hydraulic brakes and auto hold
1
Powertrain
1
Suspension
1
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Crash-flagged

2

Fire-flagged

0

Injury reports

2

Death reports

0

Of the 9 complaints that include an odometer reading, the median is 4,402 miles. The middle half fall between 2,362 and 12,000 miles.

Complaints filed per year

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Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "The 2025 Honda hrv will stall and cut off after pumping gasoline. It will stall out at a red light and not crank back up. It says emissions problem on the dash. I believe it is the fuel pump but there is no recall like…"
    Electrical system, Engine, Fuel and propulsion system · filed 2026-09-17
  • "Back window of vehicle just shattered while parking without any physical damaged. This happened common with 23 and 24. Did not expect happened with model 25"
    Structure · filed 2026-07-29
  • "•Steering rack •Unstable steering •dealership •no No messages, began while I was on the highway and had to control the steering on the highway. Which can create a accident ."
    Steering · filed 2026-07-21
  • "The steering on my ‘25 Honda HRV is sticky, at freeway speeds it makes even slight corrections dangerous. What was meant to be a slight curve turns into a swerve. Steering feels sticky and requires more force to move. I…"
    Steering · filed 2026-07-13
  • "Today while driving my car steeling wheel was super hard to turn and all my warning signals came on and it did an emergency brake on the highway … which was super dangerous."
    Steering, Electrical system, Forward collision avoidance · filed 2026-06-27

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2025 Honda HR-V SUV AWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars
2025 Honda HR-V SUV FWD 5 stars 5 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 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (variable gear ratios) All-wheel drive 25 30 27 MPG $2400
HR-V front-wheel drive 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (variable gear ratios) Front-wheel drive 26 32 28 MPG $2300

Specs and fitment

2nd generation (U.S. market), 2023–present
Body styles SUV
Oil 0W-20 , 4.4 qt capacity
Tire size 215/60R17 (LX/EX-L) to 225/55R18 (Sport)

Known issues for this generation

NHTSA safety recall 24V-744 covers 2023-2025 HR-V vehicles as part of a 1,693,199-vehicle campaign that also includes the Civic, CR-V, and Acura Integra; that total is every vehicle in the campaign, not the HR-V alone. The defect is in the steering gearbox: an improperly manufactured worm wheel in the electric power steering gearbox swells during use and, combined with an improperly high worm-gear spring preload, increases friction between the two parts, which can make the steering feel sticky or require more effort and increases the risk of a crash. NHTSA opened a preliminary evaluation in March 2023, upgraded it to an engineering analysis in November 2023, and Honda had logged 10,328 related warranty claims by September 2024 when it filed the recall. The remedy replaces the gearbox's spring, spring seat, and end cap, and redistributes grease to the worm gear.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2025 Honda HR-V reliable?

Owners have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Honda HR-V over 2 years — 22 per year. It is too early to rank against other HR-V years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 1 recall on file, including Steering.

What are common problems with a 2025 Honda HR-V?

The complaints owners file most often name Steering (13 of 43), then Forward collision avoidance (7) and Electrical system (5). The most filings arrived in 2026 (19 of 43). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 4,402 miles, and the middle half falls between 2,362 and 12,000 miles. Those filings include 2 that report a crash and 2 that report an injury.

Is the 2025 Honda HR-V more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2024 HR-V has 108 complaints, 36 per year, and the 2026 has 14 complaints, 14 per year.

Has the 2025 Honda HR-V been recalled?

The 2025 Honda HR-V has 1 recall on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2025 Honda HR-V?

Owners have filed 43 complaints about the 2025 Honda HR-V with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2025 Honda HR-V get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2025 Honda HR-V is 27.5 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.