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2016 Honda HR-V

Gas Compact SUV

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
239Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
31 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2016 Honda HR-V is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the HR-V 2WD, is EPA-rated at 31 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 239 complaints, most often about power train. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
HR-V 2WDGasFWD1.8L 4-cyl283431$2,000
HR-V 2WDGasFWD1.8L 4-cyl283431$2,000
HR-V 4WDGasAWD1.8L 4-cyl273229$2,150
HR-V 4WDGasAWD1.8L 4-cyl273229$2,150
HR-V 2WDGasFWD1.8L 4-cyl253328$2,250

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

high
64,785 vehicles

Problem: 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."

Risk: A reduction of braking performance increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: 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.

NHTSA campaign 18V777000 · reported Nov 1, 2018 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Tires

high
11,511 vehicles

Problem: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 HR-V vehicles manufactured January 12, 2015, to May 20, 2015. The affected vehicles may be missing the required tire placard indicating "Tire and Loading Information." These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less."

Risk: If the tire placard is missing the driver or owner may not know at what pressure to inflate the tires, resulting in over or under tire inflation which potentially increases the risk of a tire failure and crash.

Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle, and apply a new label, free of charge. The recall began on September 18, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT2, or JT4.

NHTSA campaign 15V472000 · reported Jul 28, 2015 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Owner complaints

239 complaints filed

13 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 11 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2015: 9 · 2016: 15 · 2017: 12 · 2018: 8 · 2019: 28 · 2020: 39 · 2021: 29 · 2022: 11 · 2023: 30 · 2024: 23 · 2025: 21 · 2026: 14

Most-cited components

  • Power Train — 74
  • Electrical System — 56
  • Unknown Or Other — 45
  • Service Brakes — 23
  • Engine — 22
“THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID PORT FREEZES AND DOESN'T ALLOW FLUID TO BE SQUIRTED ON THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO, THE WIPERS ARE TOO LOW ON THE WINDSHIELD TO GET DEFROSTED BY THE "DEFROST" MODE ON THE HEATER AND THEREFORE SKIP ON THE WINDSHIELD WHERE THERE IS ICE ON THE WIPERS. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE.…”Feb 11, 2016 · Visibility/Wiper · NHTSA owner report
“DEC. 30, 2015 I PURCHASED A HONDA HR-V LX, ON JAN. 9, 2016 2:34 A.M. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A CITY STREET AND SUDDENLY THE DRIVERS SIDE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING MY VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED, RESULTING IN THE AUTOMOBILE LEAVING THE ROAD CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT & BACK WHEELS…”Jan 29, 2016 · Air Bags · NHTSA owner report
“THE SEATS AND SEATING POSITION IN THE HR-V ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THE SEAT IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE AND DUE TO THIS, I AM SITTING SO CLOSE TO THE AWKWARDLY PLACED STEERING WHEEL THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAG WOULD PROBABLY NOT PROTECT ME. THE CVT IN THE HR-V IS SO UNREFINED THAT WHEN I LIFT OFF THE GAS PEDAL A L…”Jan 2, 2016 · Power Train · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆14%
SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆15%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other HR-V model years

A

2027 HR-V

0 recalls · 2 complaints

A

2026 HR-V

0 recalls · 13 complaints

A

2025 HR-V

1 recalls · 42 complaints

D

2024 HR-V

4 recalls · 108 complaints

C

2023 HR-V

3 recalls · 685 complaints

B

2022 HR-V

3 recalls · 86 complaints

C

2021 HR-V

4 recalls · 63 complaints

C

2020 HR-V

5 recalls · 83 complaints

F

2019 HR-V

7 recalls · 233 complaints

C

2018 HR-V

3 recalls · 156 complaints

A

2017 HR-V

0 recalls · 122 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 35999, 36000, 36001, 36002, 35998). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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