2021 Honda HR-V electrical system problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2021 Honda HR-V — 25% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My husband and I were driving down the road on the way home from dinner in the rain when the car suddenly started braking very hard but very quickly. I thought at first that my husband had braked a little too hard all of a sudden, but he said he did not. Before he could tell me that though the dash…”
filed Apr 20, 2026
“An electrical issue with the right-hand side gauge cluster. This contains the fuel gauge, odometer, trip meter, temperature, & clock. Parts of the instrument cluster functions intermittently or shows scrambled, incorrect information. More recently it has turned completely off all together. This…”
filed Feb 20, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other HR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 HR-V | 4 | 10% |
| 2024 HR-V | 12 | 11% |
| 2023 HR-V | 30 | 4% |
| 2022 HR-V | 25 | 30% |
| 2020 HR-V | 20 | 25% |
| 2019 HR-V | 62 | 28% |
| 2018 HR-V | 46 | 30% |
| 2017 HR-V | 28 | 23% |
| 2016 HR-V | 56 | 24% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 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.