{"id":"2021_honda_hr_v","make":"Honda","make_slug":"honda","model":"HR-V","model_slug":"hr-v","year":2021,"url":"/honda/hr-v/2021/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":43311,"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":30,"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":292,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2100,"save_spend":750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":43312,"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":30,"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":292,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2100,"save_spend":750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":43313,"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":311,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2150,"save_spend":500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":43314,"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":26,"hwy":31,"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":315,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2250,"save_spend":0,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2021"}],"vclass":"Small Station Wagons","segment":"Wagon","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"26V332000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2026-05-21","owner_notified":"2026-07-06","units":98892,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.","consequence":"Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"Refer to Comments","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V384000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2024-05-31","owner_notified":"2024-07-08","units":114686,"summary":"Honda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles that were previously recalled under NHTSA recall number 23V-046.  The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio display power circuit.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"An inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 8, 2024.  Owners may contact Honda service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are TIQ and DIR.  Vehicles previously repaired under recall 23V-046 will need to have the new remedy completed.","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":"TIQ, DIR","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"24V064000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2024-02-01","owner_notified":"2024-03-28","units":750114,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles.  The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.","consequence":"An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024.  This is a phased recall.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for these recalls are XHP and VHQ.","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":"XHP, VHQ","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V046000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2023-02-02","owner_notified":"2023-03-13","units":114686,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles.  The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio display power circuit.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"An inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 13, 2023.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is 6DW.  This recall has been superseded by NHTSA recall number 24V-384.  Vehicles previously repaired under recall 23V-046 will need to have the new remedy completed under recall 24V-384.","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":"6DW","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":78,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":63,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Air Bags",21],["Electrical System",15],["Unspecified",9],["Forward Collision Avoidance",8],["Power Train",5],["Service Brakes",5]],"by_year":{"2021":5,"2022":3,"2023":5,"2024":20,"2025":16,"2026":14},"excerpts":[["2024-06-08","Electrical System","Car's information gauge only displays at temperatures 70 degrees and above. The gauge (displayed on the right in the photo) contains, fuel level, odometer reading, warning icons. Car could run out of gas on highway with no warning. A Goggle search revealed many owners of different model years experiencing the same issu\u2026"],["2024-05-02","Service Brakes","Brakes are not keeping car stopped. Several times car has started moving slowly when stopped at traffic light or driving on freeway. Several times almost hit car in front of my car. I had to push harder on brakes. No warnings. It has to been inspected by anyone. This has happened since purchase of car in Jan. 2024."],["2024-04-09","Air Bags","The contact owns a 2021 Honda HR-V. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V064000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware o\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":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","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":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":139,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":30,"ncap":5,"complaints":63},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}