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2024 Honda Hr-V problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Steering (46) · Visibility/Wiper (12) · Service Brakes (5)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

88 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Honda Hr-V model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

110
Complaints
4
Recalls
35
Service bulletins
8
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (4)

Seats:critical Fasteners 2026-01-29 · campaign 26V054000 · 32 vehicles

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, and 2024 HR-V, Pilot, and Acura Integra vehicles. The driver's seat cushion frame may not have been tightened properly, which can result in a loose seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 207, "Seating Systems."

Risk: A loose driver's seat may not adequately restrain the driver during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's seat cushion frame, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 10, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are ONC, KND, BNE and ZNF. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 5, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V859.

Seats:critical Fasteners 2024-11-14 · campaign 24V859000 · 121 vehicles

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Pilot, and 2024 HR-V, Acura Integra and Acura Integra Type S vehicles. The driver's seat cushion frame may not have been tightened properly, which can result in an unsecured seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 207, "Seating Systems."

Risk: An unsecured driver's seat may not adequately restrain the driver during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's seat cushion frame, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 6, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

Steering 2024-10-03 · campaign 24V744000 · 1,693,199 vehicles

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Acura Integra, Civic Type R, CR-V Hybrid, CR-V, HR-V, 2022-2025 Civic, Civic Hatchback, 2024-2025 Acura Integra Type S, 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV, Civic Hybrid, and Civic Hatchback Hybrid vehicles. The steering gearbox assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause excessive internal friction and lead to difficulty steering the vehicle.

Risk: Difficulty steering can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Honda Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are SJS, MJU, QJT and VJV.

Seat Belts:front 2023-11-21 · campaign 23V782000 · 303,770 vehicles

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles. The front seat belt pretensioners may be missing the rivet that secures the quick connector and wire plate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," 209, "Seat Belt Assembles," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Risk: A seat belt pretensioner missing a rivet will not properly restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt pretensioner assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 8, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are MG7 and NG5.

Service bulletins (35)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Visibility/Wiper 2026-08-21 · ATI&08212026902 · Other

dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2024-2026 civics and hr-vs with a customer complaint of the a/c not blowing cold air and the technician finding the a/c compressor to be seized. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to inspect

Visibility/Wiper 2026-08-11 · ATI&08102026901 · Other

dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2024-2026 civics and hr-vs with a customer complaint of the a/c not blowing cold air and the technician finding the a/c compressor to be seized. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to inspect

Visibility/Wiper 2026-07-21 · ATI&07202026902 · Other

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 be seized. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to i

Visibility/Wiper 2026-06-09 · ATI&06092026902 · Other

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 be seized. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to i

Visibility/Wiper 2026-05-27 · ATI&05272026901 · Other

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 be seized. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to i

Visibility/Wiper 2026-04-06 · ATI&04062026902 · Other

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 compressor to be seized. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would

Showing the 6 most recent of 35 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

2026-10-20 · Visibility/Wiper

“i got into my car. i closed my door and my back window just shattered..…”

2026-09-28 · Electrical System

“vehicle began making loud chainsaw noise. took to original location of purchase (nissan dealer - bought as used at 42k, no issues), was told that alternator, drive belt and tensioner were needing replacement as that was the location of noise. took to honda dealer where i was originally told just tensioner, now they are stating alternator is faulty …”

2026-09-07 · Service Brakes

“i own a 2024 honda hr-v. since i purchased the vehicle, i have experienced recurring warning messages stating: "collision mitigation braking system problem - see your dealer" and "road departure mitigation system problem - see your dealer." i brought the vehicle to the honda dealer and reported these problems. the dealer scanned the vehicle and tol…”

2026-07-15 · Power Train

“*the vehicle exhibited a profound and worrisome vibration under the driver's seat ( i was also told by a honda serviceman in the passenger seat during the pre-service test drive, that he felt it, also), when accelerating at speeds of 53 mph and above on the highway. this systematic issue was replicated by the dealership across multiple model years…”

2026-06-20 · Steering

“vehicle steering is sticky on left turns. …”

2026-06-14 · Structure:body

“rear liftgate window spontaneously cracked no signs of damage to the rear of vehicle rear glass was mostly intact but had tempered glass fracturing throughout while car was parked. in terms of safety, glass breaking spontaneously can cause damage to eyes/ect. police report filed, dealership denies that it is an issue for the 2024 hrv model only 202…”

2026-06-10 · Unknown Or Other

“components of concern: collision mitigation braking system - while driving with no car in front of vehicle, car slammed on brakes - could have caused an accident. yes, available for inspection. also, lights went off and said to see dealer (have picture that i'm having issues attaching). lights that went off were : collision mitigation braking syste…”

2026-05-25 · Wheels

“my wheels will not stay aligned. i’ve had all the property services done to the car, and extra, by a honda dealer. i have 8 repair records to alignment on a new car, in under 18 months. under my state of virginia laws, only three safety fixes on a car authorize the car as a ‘dud’ and should be a buy back. honda corp has in their possession all docu…”

2026-05-07 · Wheels

“suspension and wheels do not stay aligned even after 7 attempts by honda dealers to reset and realign. suspension always jumps out of alignment. …”

2026-04-08 · Structure:body

“i own a 2024 honda hr-v. during the second winter of ownership, the windshield cracked under normal conditions without any known impact, collision, or external force. the vehicle was taken to an authorized honda dealership for inspection. the dealership did not document any cause of the crack and did not identify any impact damage. instead, they o…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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