NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
122 reports48,201 miles · Jun 1, 2020
Electrical System
SERVICE TICKET CREATED 4/25/2020: IGNITION - START / STOP SWITCH: B12C5 START/STOP SWITCH INTERNAL FAILURE. MY 2017 HONDA HRV FAILS TO START OR STOP WHEN PRESSING THE IGNITION BUTTON ONCE. MAY TAKE SEVERAL PRESSES, GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME A PREVIOUS …
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SERVICE TICKET CREATED 4/25/2020: IGNITION - START / STOP SWITCH: B12C5 START/STOP SWITCH INTERNAL FAILURE. MY 2017 HONDA HRV FAILS TO START OR STOP WHEN PRESSING THE IGNITION BUTTON ONCE. MAY TAKE SEVERAL PRESSES, GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME A PREVIOUS CUSTOMER COULD NOT GET HER VEHICLE TO EVEN STOP. THEREFORE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, AND CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND IT AFFECTS OTHER HONDA VEHICLES OF OTHER MODEL YEARS AS WELL. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO CHARGE ME $360.44 SINCE I AM JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO GIVE ME AN EXACT DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE AS IT IS ON BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE, WHICH ALSO SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #11326905
55,000 miles · May 22, 2020
Electrical SystemLatches/locks/linkages
2017 HONDA HR-V DOOR & HATCHBACK LOCK AND UNLOCK SYSTEMS ARE NOT WORKING. CURRENTLY THE PASSENGER BACKSEAT DOOR DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON IN THE VEHICLE OR ON THE KEY FOB. THE HATCHBACK IS PERMANENTLY LOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE TO OPEN IT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #11325556
43,000 miles · Apr 13, 2020
Air BagsInjury
I WAS JUST DRIVING UP THE HIGHWAY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAGS BLEWALL THE BAGS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SEAT BAG THEY ALL BLEW FOR NO REASON HONDA IS SAYING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE I REALLY NEED HELP
NHTSA ODI #11321020
42,000 miles · Jan 22, 2020
Service Brakes
RECENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK YOU CANNOT GET THE GEAR SHIRT TO GO INTO REVERSE. IT STAYS STUCK FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT DISENGAGES AND YOU ARE ABLE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY IN THE PARK MODE IN WHATEVER LOCATION THAT YOU JUST PARKED IT IN. IT CAN BE AT HOME IN THE GARAGE OR OUT SHOPPING.
NHTSA ODI #11301048
Mileage unknown · Dec 26, 2019
Air BagsService BrakesSteeringCrash
MY DAD HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT. HE SAID THERE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKE. WHILE HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE TAKING THE EXIT 9 ON I-395, THE BRAKE WAS SLIPPED AND STEERING WAS LOCKED. AS A RESULT, HE HIT A GUARD RAIL PRETTY STRONG AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED BADLY. LIQUID WERE LEAKING AND …
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MY DAD HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT. HE SAID THERE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKE. WHILE HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE TAKING THE EXIT 9 ON I-395, THE BRAKE WAS SLIPPED AND STEERING WAS LOCKED. AS A RESULT, HE HIT A GUARD RAIL PRETTY STRONG AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED BADLY. LIQUID WERE LEAKING AND THE CAR WAS TOWED, BUT AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A FEW TIMES THE CAR DOESN'T START WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE, SO HE HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARDER, AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA ODI #11291234
Mileage unknown · Nov 14, 2019
Power TrainUnknown Or Other
2017 HONDA HR-V METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION AT 81,000 MILES
NHTSA ODI #11280002
63,000 miles · Oct 18, 2019
Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion SystemUnknown Or Other
I WAS DRIVING MY 2017 HONDA HRV WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE POWER TO THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE CAR WAS IN THE STREET WITHOUT POWER, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET.THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED
NHTSA ODI #11269494
Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 2019
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA HR-V. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVELY AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HONDA WORLD WESTMINSTER (13600 BEACH BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683, (714) 890-8900), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA HR-V. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVELY AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HONDA WORLD WESTMINSTER (13600 BEACH BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683, (714) 890-8900), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA ODI #11269459
13,000 miles · Sep 17, 2019
Unknown Or Other
PROBLEMS OF BAD SMELL OF THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING, THE TECHNICAL SERVICE OF HONDA DOES NOT GIVE ME SOLUTION. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND I AM IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
NHTSA ODI #11256214
21,000 miles · Sep 12, 2019
Unknown Or Other
THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN WASHINGTON STATE ON I-84. AN EXPLOSION, LIKE A RIFLE SHOT, OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH; LIGHT RAIN, 70 DEGREES, 5 PM ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2019. A THULE WAS IN PLACE OVER THE SKYLIGHT, PROTECTING IT, AND THE CABIN SLIDE WAS CLOSED. NO SHATTERED GLASS ENTERED THE CABIN. T…
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THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN WASHINGTON STATE ON I-84. AN EXPLOSION, LIKE A RIFLE SHOT, OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH; LIGHT RAIN, 70 DEGREES, 5 PM ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2019. A THULE WAS IN PLACE OVER THE SKYLIGHT, PROTECTING IT, AND THE CABIN SLIDE WAS CLOSED. NO SHATTERED GLASS ENTERED THE CABIN. THE A/C WAS ON VENT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE PRESSURE CHANGE OF DESCENDING THE MOUNTAIN TO EQUALIZE.
NHTSA ODI #11255026
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