2017 Honda HR-V power train problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2017 Honda HR-V — 26% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“In 2020/2021 Honda did a * Honda Service Bulletin 21-046 Honda Service Bulletin 21-047. They knew the CVT on models 2016/2021 had early CVT failure. They had us come in to add a program that was supposed to give us warning if the belt was going to break so we had time to get to a mechanic or the…”
filed Sep 8, 2026
“The cvt transmission belt is breaking apart which suddenly slowed the car whiles driving on a freeway, american honda quietly sent new bulletin to dealers without informing me as a owner of this car from 02/2019. American honda new anout the belt deterioration and did not took steps to safequard my…”
filed Jun 7, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Service Bulletin - Due to the possibility of early deterioration of the Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) drive belt, American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on these CVT models to 7 years from the…
A21-047 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 20, 2025Service Bulletin - Due to the possibility of early deterioration of the Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) drive belt, American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on these CVT models to 7 years from the…
A21-047 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 3, 2023"Customer letter - Our records indicate that a PRODUCT UPDATE has not been completed on this vehicle. The current continuously variable transmission (CVT) software does not properly monitor internal fluid pressure and…
PUD - 2016-20 HR · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 5, 2022
Power Train problems in other HR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 HR-V | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 HR-V | 3 | 3% |
| 2023 HR-V | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 HR-V | 18 | 21% |
| 2021 HR-V | 5 | 8% |
| 2020 HR-V | 13 | 16% |
| 2019 HR-V | 14 | 6% |
| 2018 HR-V | 15 | 10% |
| 2016 HR-V | 74 | 31% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 Honda HR-V
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.