2004 Honda Element safety record
Crash-test ratings, severity signals from owner complaints, fatal-crash involvement and safety recalls — all from official federal sources.
Not rated
NHTSA overall rating
16
complaints reporting a crash
3
complaints reporting fire
9
safety recall campaigns
Among NHTSA complaints for this model year, 17 report injuries (19 people injured). Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Fatal crash records (FARS 2020–2023). 2004 Honda Element vehicles were involved in 27 fatal crashes with 17 occupant deaths in federal crash records. Involvement counts are not adjusted for how many are on the road and do not imply fault or a vehicle defect.
Crash- and fire-risk recalls
- Fire riskVehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a… · Jun 27, 2019
- Fire riskThese vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as… · Jun 27, 2019
- Fire riskAffected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a… · Mar 6, 2019
- Crash riskFront passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement · Apr 26, 2018
- Crash riskAir Bags · May 23, 2016
- Crash riskAffected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that… · May 28, 2015
- Crash riskSpecifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia… · Nov 4, 2014
- Crash riskAmerican Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s (Honda) is conducting a limited regional… · Jun 20, 2014