10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
543 miles

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problem #6

Feb 052024

HR-V

  • miles
The dial on the dashboard that gives gas tank I do, speed and time do not light up or appear all jumbled if it is below 60 degrees outside. This is not cool.

- Clearwater, FL, USA

problem #5

Dec 162023

HR-V

  • miles
Car slowed down during traveling out of town. It appeared to lose power and we had to pull over. After trying to restart it nothing happened which caused us to call for help via AAA assistance!

- Stone Mountain, GA, USA

problem #4

Sep 142023

HR-V

  • miles
The differential broke. I was unable to accelerate on the road; it froze up. I had to pull over and couldn't drive it. I was just outside of the HOnda dealer when it happened. I took it to the Honda Dealer Service Center in MD and this was their diagnosis.I didn't take it anywhere else. There were no warnings except I heard rattling when I was at a lower speed the same afternoon about 3 hours earlier. Otherwise, I had just completed a 100k service literally 2 weeks beforehand at Honda Service and the Honda Service Center didn't report anything wrong with the car.

- Columbia, MD, USA

problem #3

Aug 102023

HR-V 4-cyl

  • miles
On 8/10/2023, around 9:25 AM, at the parking lot of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA, I was pulling into a parking spot, moving very slowly. I was about to stop when the car suddenly took off in full speed, went over the concrete barrier toward hilly area covered with shrubs. That impact stopped the car, but half of my car was in the shrubs. It happened so fast that I didn't have a chance to break or anything. The car went into the shrub where nobody or no other car was around. Please see the attached photos. The bumper on the drive side is damaged and the car suffered some scratches and small broken parts. Prior to this incident, we experienced some minor incidents such as : - Car would not start at the first try and we had to try multiple times. We took the car to the dealer we purchased the vehicle and they replaced battery. Even after the replacement of the battery, it occurred couple more times. - Speaker announced to release the parking break when it was released and I was driving the car already. We took the car to the dealer and they ran diagnostics but didn't find anything. - The window on the front driver side gets sticky sometimes if left overnight. We took the car to the dealer and they ran diagnostics but didn't find anything. We took the car to the dealer again this morning (8/11/2023) and talked to the service representative. She looked at our record and we found out some of or complaints were not recorded. The contact stated that the dealer found that the electronic brake switch was turned on with no indication that it was on. The disc brake pads were also replaced since they were worn out.

- Arcadia, CA, USA

problem #2

Feb 112020

HR-V

  • 2,116 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Hr-V. the contact stated that while the driver was shifting the gear shifter to park, the vehicle accelerated independently causing the vehicle to crash into a pole. A police report was not filed. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that there was no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to billion auto - Honda in Iowa city (2641 mormon trek blvd, Iowa city, ia 52240) where they informed the contact of the body repair of the vehicle however, was unable top diagnose the defect failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case to the contact. The approximate failure mileage was 2,116.

- Iowa City, IA, USA

problem #1

May 132018

HR-V 4-cyl

  • 1,140 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Hr-V. while driving approximately 60 mph, the brake pedal was depressed with force, but the rpms continued to increase. The contact had to shift the gear in neutral and then back into drive to correct the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 1,140. Consumer stated power brake system was not functioning properly.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA