2016 Honda HR-V electrical problems
56 of the 239 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2016 Honda HR-V name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 15 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 56 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2016: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2019: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2021: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 1
Half of the 26 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 15,000 and 62,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
239 complaints in all about the 2016 Honda HR-V, 1 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Honda HR-V electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
It first started out by what I thought was just a issue with me having three new tires bc it would drive as if it was scrubbing. One day I was on my way back from a hair appointment and came to a complete stop and the car went from being in drive to neutral and flashing with the brake light so from that moment on I pulled the car over…
2016 Honda Hr-V - intermittent problem with the car not starting (push button start); key icon remains illuminated. We took it to a dealer who said it must be the battery in the key fob (replaced repeatedly with problem recurring) until finally at 49,000 miles they said it was showing code B12C5 start/stop switch has failed.
The keyless ignition button on a less than 3 year old car fails to start the car. There is no other backup manual key to start the engine. This leaves a driver helpless and stranded with no vehicle starting option
The push start button on the car only works sometimes. You have to take your foot off the brake then reapply an try again multiple time to try an get the car to start, you have to push the button once an twice really fast an keep doing it over an over til the car finally starts an you have to do it over an over again to get the car to…
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Hr-V. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. Aaa arrived and attempted to drive the vehicle onto the flatbed of their truck, but the vehicle failed to shift out of gear.
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications15 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2016 Honda HR-V names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2016 Honda HR-V
Source: the same files- transmission and drivetrain problems 74 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2016 Honda HR-V?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 56 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (23% of everything owners filed about it), and 15 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the electrical system on the 2016 Honda HR-V?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 2 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2016 Honda HR-V?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 45,000 miles; half of them between 15,000 and 62,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.