2025 Honda HR-V problems & reliability
42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Honda HR-V, alongside 1 safety recall campaign. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
2 complaints report injuries (2 injured, 1 deaths reported).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Steering → | 13 | 31% |
| Unknown OR Other | 11 | 26% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 7 | 17% |
| Service Brakes | 5 | 12% |
| Electrical System | 4 | 10% |
| Visibility/wiper | 3 | 7% |
| Engine | 2 | 5% |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 5% |
| Structure | 2 | 5% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 5% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“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 Jul 29, 2026
“•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 Jul 21, 2026
“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 was driving on a curve and attempting to follow the curve on the freeway and the wheel wouldn’t…”
Steering · filed Jul 13, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Technical service bulletins
26 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 2025 Honda HR-V. The 10 most recent:
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics, CR-Vs and HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C compressor to…
ATI&07202026902 · Other · issued Jul 21, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics, CR-Vs and HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C compressor to…
ATI&06092026902 · Other · issued Jun 9, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics, CR-Vs and HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C compressor to…
ATI&05272026901 · Other · issued May 27, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026 HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C…
ATI&04062026902 · Other · issued Apr 6, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026 HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C…
ATI&03232026901 · Other · issued Mar 23, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026 HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C…
ATI&03062026904 · Other · issued Mar 6, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026. HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C…
ATI&02172026902 · Other · issued Feb 18, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the front door not opening from the inside. To better understand the cause of this condition…
ATI&02162026903 · Other · issued Feb 17, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026 HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C…
ATI&02092026902 · Other · issued Feb 10, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026 HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C…
ATI&01302026903 · Other · issued Jan 31, 2026
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
The 2025 Honda HR-V has 1 NHTSA recall campaign — recall repairs are free at franchised dealers regardless of the vehicle’s age.
Check whether your specific vehicle is affected
Recall campaigns often cover only certain VIN ranges. Enter your VIN on the official NHTSA site to confirm whether your vehicle is included and whether the repair is still open.
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