2023 Honda HR-V visibility & wipers problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Jan 27, 2026TXVisibility & Wipers

   Had my car parked in my house garage. Drove out of garage to go to work. While waiting on garage to close, heard an explosion and realized my back windshield shattered. When I got out to inspect and take pictures, it shattered even more. Took to dealership. Waiting to hear back from Honda corporate. Tired of issues with this car.

   NHTSA complaint #11713776 · source
2. Filed Dec 19, 2025NYVisibility & Wipers

   Drove to work on Friday morning 12/12/25. Parked my car in my work parking lot. At 5pm when I returned to my car, when I entered my car and closed the door, I heard a shattering noise, I looked around and in my rearview mirror I saw a hole right through the middle of my rear window. I exited my car and when I closed the door, the rest of the window finished shattering and fell in. I found out there was a soft recall regarding the rear window and the adhesive used. I went to…

   NHTSA complaint #11706105 · source
3. Filed Nov 20, 2025CAVisibility & Wipers

   The rear window glass suddenly broke with a huge sound. The glass brokes to pieces completely. No warning light was activated. It happened 10 minutes ago. I haven't reported to my insurance or dealer. I used defrost function. Before this accident happened, I smelled a burning flavor a little. Also, the range dropped almost 10 miles over a 2 mile distance. I am not sure if those phenomena relate or not.

   NHTSA complaint #11700477 · source
4. Filed Oct 19, 2025PAVisibility & Wipers

   The back rearview windshield shattered. I got into my parked car in the morning, turned it on and heard a pop sound. I looked back and saw a hole in the windshield, the glass fell inside the truck in pieces. I looked around to see if something dropped to crack it, but there was nothing. The pieces of the windshield kept falling in the trunk and the hole got bigger as time went on.

   NHTSA complaint #11694389 · source
5. Filed Jul 27, 2025CAVisibility & Wipers

   The rear windshield exploded while driving. I briefly turned on our defrosters and then the air before that. It is available for inspection upon request. Our safety was put at risk as the glass exploded into the car. The problem is one of the first things that pops up if you search honda hrv windshield explode. My vehicle was last inspected on June 14,2025. There were no warning signs.

   NHTSA complaint #11676435 · source
6. Filed May 18, 2025CAElectrical SystemEngineVisibility & Wipers

   In November 2022, before I even drove off the lot, when I noticed and asked about a rattling noise coming from the passenger-side front window, I was told it was normal because it’s a brand-new car. Within a few hundred miles, I began to experience issues with the car, felt the electrical problems and car felt shaky and unstable. As this continued, I’ve received a reminder from Honda about the three years of service and to schedule an appointment with a certified dealer. And…

   NHTSA complaint #11661669 · source
7. Filed Mar 19, 2025FLVisibility & Wipers

   Severe windshield cracking (without a clear impact). I have had my windshield replaced 2x and it continues to crack. Glass seems to be thinner and cracks.

   NHTSA complaint #11649354 · source
8. Filed Mar 6, 2025CAVisibility & Wipers

   I was driving my [XXX] son to daycare and my back window of the hatch shattered. I was completely shocked and had no idea what happened, so I googled to see if there have been issues with my specific car and found the following: "The rear windows of some 2023 Honda HR-Vs are shattering due to a manufacturing defect with the rear defroster. Honda is replacing the windows through a voluntary product update campaign, but has not issued a safety recall. Honda says the problem is…

   NHTSA complaint #11646824 · source
9. Filed Feb 3, 202518,000 miPAVisibility & Wipers

   The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked outside in a nearby community parking lot and turned off, the following morning the contact discovered that the rear hatch door glass window had shattered. The contact stated that there was no impact on the window to have caused the window to become shattered. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet contacted. The failure mileage…

   NHTSA complaint #11640282 · source
10. Filed Jan 6, 20258,000 miNJVisibility & Wipers

    The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated while her husband was driving approximately 25 MPH downhill, the driver heard an explosive sound and noticed that the rear window had exploded. The contact stated that upon pulling to the side of the road, the driver noticed that a significant amount of shattered glass had fallen inside the vehicle. The driver drove to the residence. The vehicle was later taken to the dealer, where the rear window was being replaced. The…

    NHTSA complaint #11634378 · source
11. Filed Jan 4, 2025GAVisibility & Wipers

    The rear window of my Honda HRV exploded/shattered all on its own into a thousand small pieces of glass while the car was parked outside in cold weather while I was visiting my son.

    NHTSA complaint #11634115 · source
12. Filed Dec 31, 2024DEBody & StructureVisibility & Wipers

    In the morning of December 31, 2024, I got into my 2023 Honda HRV and as I turned on the ignition, I was shocked by the shattering sound of glass at the rear of the vehicle. To my horror, it was the rear windshield that had shattered to smithereens. I was terribly upset by this incident and while thinking of my next action, I learned through Google that it was due to a manufacturing defect with the 2023 Honda HRV model. Yet, I had not been notified by the Honda of any recall…

    NHTSA complaint #11633329 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology