{"id":"2018_honda_hr_v","make":"Honda","make_slug":"honda","model":"HR-V","model_slug":"hr-v","year":2018,"url":"/honda/hr-v/2018/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":39307,"model":"HR-V FWD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":28,"hwy":34,"comb":31,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":289,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":2000,"save_spend":1250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2020"},{"id":39308,"model":"HR-V FWD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S7)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":28,"hwy":34,"comb":31,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":289,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":2000,"save_spend":1250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2020"},{"id":39309,"model":"HR-V AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":27,"hwy":31,"comb":29,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":314,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2150,"save_spend":500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2020"},{"id":39310,"model":"HR-V AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S7)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":27,"hwy":31,"comb":29,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":314,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2150,"save_spend":500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2020"},{"id":39306,"model":"HR-V FWD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Manual 6-spd","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":25,"hwy":33,"comb":28,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":314,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2250,"save_spend":0,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2020"}],"vclass":"Small Station Wagons","segment":"Wagon","recalls":[{"campaign":"23V858000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2023-12-18","owner_notified":"2024-03-29","units":2490460,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles.  The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.","consequence":"Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge.  Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD.  This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"KGC, KGD","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V314000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2020-05-28","owner_notified":"2020-07-22","units":135995,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles.  The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.","consequence":"If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge.  The recall began July 22, 2020.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V777000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2018-11-01","owner_notified":"2018-12-11","units":64785,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Acura MDX, 2017-2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda HR-V and Honda Odyssey, and 2016 Honda HR-V vehicles.  The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reducing brake performance.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"","consequence":"A reduction of braking performance increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Owners will be notified, and Honda or Acura dealers will bleed the brakes, free of charge.  The recall began December 11, 2018.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are C31 and L30.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"C31, L30","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":156,"crash":11,"fire":0,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",47],["Fuel System, Gasoline",27],["Unspecified",22],["Service Brakes",15],["Power Train",15],["Fuel/Propulsion System",13]],"by_year":{"2018":10,"2019":13,"2020":11,"2021":8,"2022":7,"2023":13,"2024":37,"2025":34,"2026":23},"excerpts":[["2023-10-28","Electrical System","Fuel gauge screen goes out completely and randomly shows up glitches. Serious safety concern because you're unable to determine the fuel you have left in your tank. Also, unable to determine your vehicle mileage and trip mileage. Unable to determine the engine oil life and the maintenance minder."],["2023-10-22","Fuel/Propulsion System","Paint started peeling 2 months after I bought it from the Honda dealership. I have had 2 appointments with them about it and nothing has been done. No call or email. 6 months into buying the vehicle I was getting onto the highway and my vehicle wasn't excellerating then it picked up. The vehicle does that every month a\u2026"],["2023-10-16","Electrical System","The odometer/gas gauge was shorting out, coming on sometimes and showing partial characters others. It would not come on and stay on as intended. Without the gas gauge it was near impossible to know when the gas had been depleted and I was unable to get the car inpescted without the odometer showing due to the mechanic\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"PE22011","component":"POWER TRAIN","opened":"2022-11-28","closed":"2024-07-22","campaign":"","subject":"Rear Differential Seizure","summary":"On November 29, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE 22-011 after reviewing field reports alleging rear differential seizure in 2018-2022MY Honda CR-V and HR-V vehicles equipped with all wheel drive. To date, ODI has not received any consumer complaints. Some of the field reports received alleged the vehicle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wheels locked up with no warning while the vehicle was in motion. These vehicles were towed to a dealership. Examination of these vehicles showed the driveshaft had broken and the differential unit was completely damaged. The field reports cited a lack of oil due to damaged oil seals as the cause. Honda provided data including consumer complaints, field reports, "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.135,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.153,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":139,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":31,"ncap":5,"complaints":156},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}