Used Honda HR-V: Inspection checklist

Pick the model year you are going to see. Each sheet lists the checks for the problems owners reported on that year, in the order you would do them at the car. Owners filed 1,309 complaints across these 9 years; the 2023 drew the most.

Choose a model year

Problems that follow the HR-V from year to year

Each of these is a top-three complaint area in at least two model years. Darker cells mean more complaints that year. Whatever year you are looking at, give these extra time.

Area	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Total
Electrical	41	51	16	10	20	25	7		2	172
Transmission	11	11	8	4	10					44
Steering				2	5	75	46	7		135
Fuel system	33	49	22			2	2			108
Wipers and visibility						332	6			338
Brakes	10	6	3	3	6		2	2		32

HR-V generations and updates

First years of a new generation and mid-cycle updates are marked. Each year links to its checklist.

Third generation
2023–2023
- 2023first year
Second generation
2016–2022
2019 update: Revised chrome bar grille; New headlamp design; Updated bumper design; Introduction of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Mileages where HR-V problems start

From owner reports for each model year, lowest mileage first. Compare these with the odometer of the car you are seeing.

Typical mileage	Problem	Year
4,000–9,000 miles	Steering sticking and pulling	2024
4,000–10,890 miles	Sticky, jerky steering	2023
4,400–17,000 miles	Rear window spontaneously shatters	2023
5,000–24,000 miles	Instrument cluster display blackout	2019
11,000–65,000 miles	Gauge cluster display failure	2020
13,600–22,000 miles	Hesitation and power loss	2020
28,000–69,000 miles	Fuel pump stalling and hesitation	2019
38,500–42,000 miles	Unintended acceleration while parking	2019
40,000–50,000 miles	Honda Sensing camera failure	2019
56,000–85,500 miles	CVT transmission failure	2022
68,314–95,861 miles	CVT transmission failure	2018