P271E on Honda vehicles
P271E is named on 5 Honda model years (2016–2020): 35 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across HR-V.
Which Honda model years name P271E
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Honda HR-V | Engine | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 Honda HR-V | Power Train | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 Honda HR-V | Power Train | 7 | — |
| 2019 Honda HR-V | Power Train | 7 | — |
| 2018 Honda HR-V | Power Train | 7 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Honda owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
I scanned the OBD and it came back with code P271E to replace the automatic transmission assembly
Honda filings that name P271E
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Honda filed with NHTSA whose summary names P271E. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- A21-046 Service bulletin2021-04-27 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - An incorrect value in the PCM may cause a pressure problem in the CVT under certain driving conditions, causing increased surface pressure on the belt leading to a partial or complete breakage as well as possible ring breakage. New PCM software will increase the overall durability of the CVT primary belt within the transmission. This is accomplished by revising operational loads
- A21-047 Service bulletin2021-04-27 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - Due to the possibility of early deterioration of the Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) drive belt, American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on these CVT models to 7 years from the original date of purchase or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first. If the PCM software was previously updated in service bulletin 21-046, Product Update: 2016-20 HR-V Software Update and
- A21-046 Service bulletin2021-06-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - An incorrect value in the PCM may cause a pressure problem in the CVT under certain driving conditions, causing increased surface pressure on the belt leading to a partial or complete breakage as well as possible ring breakage. New PCM software will increase the overall durability of the CVT primary belt within the transmission. This is accomplished by revising operational loads
What P271E means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP271E sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Honda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P271E a known problem on Honda vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 35 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming P271E on 5 Honda model years (2016–2020). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Honda models does P271E appear on most?
2016 HR-V (9 documents), 2017 HR-V (8 documents), 2020 HR-V (7 documents).
Does P271E on a Honda mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.