2020 Honda HR-V Reliability Report

Stalling at low speed and at stop lights, misfires, jerking and lagging on hills are blamed on the fuel pump. Some cars show these symptoms even though their VINs are not covered by the fuel pump recall. Mechanics who cannot reproduce the fault leave owners stuck, and repairs outside the recall are paid out of pocket. Cars that are covered face long waits. Dealers cite a lack of parts, with one reporting a single part a month for 500 vehicles. Loss of acceleration is reported as early as 4700 miles.

Repeated driver-assist warnings show up: lane keeping, collision mitigation, adaptive cruise, auto high-beam and brake system messages. Replacing the battery did not clear them. One dealer floated an $1800 camera replacement without a firm diagnosis. Separate reports describe the sunroof glass shattering while driving on a highway, a heater failure blamed on the heater box and wiring, and a driver visor that will not stay up. One complaint says the touchscreen radio needs too many inputs to use safely.

Two crash reports say the airbags did not deploy in a hard frontal impact. Neither showed a warning light beforehand. Both crashes involved fire, and the drivers report serious injuries. Other complaints describe an "Air Bag Malfunction" message at 55,000 miles that the dealer had not yet diagnosed, and a passenger airbag pushing through the dash panel at 1,300 miles. Repairs under recall 24V064000 are also delayed because parts are unavailable.

Cars stall while driving, sometimes with the oil and battery warning lights on. They usually restart after a few attempts or a wait of several minutes. Mechanics often cannot reproduce the fault. One stall while slowing for a light led to a rear-end crash at about 45,000 miles. Other complaints describe no-starts with a stuttering sound and power dropping off until the car would not go past 20 mph. Owners linking this to the fuel recall report waits of months for parts.

Two crash reports describe sudden acceleration at low speed while parking. In both, the brakes did not stop the car and it hit a truck or a fence. In one case the engine kept revving after the impact. One of these happened at about 3,000 miles with no warning lights. A separate report covers a failed Honda Sensing unit that lit up every warning light, with a 3k repair quote and no recall coverage.

Pressing the pedal fails to stop the car at low speed while parking or reversing, with no warning light beforehand. Both such reports ended in crashes, one with a building wall and one with a parked vehicle at about 11,000 miles. One of those cars was declared a total loss. Another complaint describes the brakes locking up and skidding under moderate pedal pressure near 35 mph. Dealers dismissed that complaint as normal behavior.