2025 Honda HR-V problems, complaints & recalls
Updated from NHTSA data · How we count
Owners have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Honda HR-V, most often about steering. There is 1 recall for this model year.
- Complaints
- 46
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 3
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Median mileage
- 4,402 mi at time of problem
Key facts
- Steering is the most-reported problem area, named in 15 of 46 complaints (33%).
- Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (11) and brakes (8) follow.
- Half of the complaints that list mileage happened before 4,402 mi.
- Owners reported 3 crashes, 0 fires and 2 injuries.
- The 2025 Honda HR-V has 1 recall on file.
- It ranks 10th of 12 Honda HR-V model years by our severity-weighted complaint score (1st = worst).
- That is 57% fewer complaints than the 2024 model year (108).
2025 Honda HR-V problems by category
- Steering · 1 crash15 complaints
- Other / Unknown11 complaints
- Driver Assistance & Safety Tech · 2 crashes11 complaints
- Brakes · 2 crashes8 complaints
- Electrical System5 complaints
- Visibility & Wipers5 complaints
- Fuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion3 complaints
- Engine3 complaints
- Acceleration & Cruise Control2 complaints
- Body & Structure2 complaints
- Airbags · 1 crash1 complaints
- Suspension1 complaints
- Transmission & Drivetrain1 complaints
A complaint can mention more than one problem area, so categories add up to more than the total.
Most-reported components
| Component (as filed with NHTSA) | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Steering | 15 |
| Unknown or other | 11 |
| Service brakes | 6 |
| Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking | 5 |
| Electrical system | 5 |
| Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control | 3 |
| Engine | 3 |
| Visibility/wiper | 3 |
When problems happen (mileage)
2025 Honda HR-V recalls (1)
- STEERING
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Acura Integra, Civic Type R, CR-V Hybrid, CR-V, HR-V, 2022-2025 Civic, Civic Hatchback, 2024-2025 Acura Integra Type S, 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV, Civic Hybrid, and Civic Hatchback Hybrid vehicles. The steering gearbox assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause excessive internal friction and lead to difficulty steering the vehicle.
Risk: Difficulty steering can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Honda Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are SJS, MJU, QJT and VJV.
Recent 2025 Honda HR-V complaints
Excerpts of the newest owner complaints, lightly cleaned of personal details. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
- Filed Oct 5, 2026FLSteering
Vehichle makes rattling like noise. Also when turning or going around curve the steering wheel sticks it needs to be pulled back to straighten the vehicle
NHTSA complaint #11769129 · source - Filed Sep 28, 2026FLDriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering
To Whom It May Concern, I am requesting assistance with a serious steering issue involving my 2025 Honda HR-V, which I purchased on XXX, from Coral Springs Honda in [XXX]. While driving northbound on XXX toward [XXX] with my daughter in the vehicle, the steering began making a loud noise and felt as though it was about to lock. I was unable to steer properly, creating a serious safety concern for my family and other drivers. I brought the vehicle to the dealership and was…
NHTSA complaint #11767338 · source - Filed Sep 26, 2026AZCrashBrakesDriver Assistance & Safety Tech
My 2025 Honda HR-V experienced an apparent braking/ABS/VSA system malfunction and is currently at the Honda dealership. The dealership has not released the vehicle back to me, and it is available for inspection. I was completely stopped at a traffic light with my foot firmly on the brake when the vehicle unexpectedly began moving forward while my foot remained on the brake. I did not press the accelerator. The vehicle moved forward and contacted the stopped vehicle in front…
NHTSA complaint #11767118 · source - Filed Sep 17, 2026SCElectrical SystemEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion
The 2025 Honda hrv will stall and cut off after pumping gasoline. It will stall out at a red light and not crank back up. It says emissions problem on the dash. I believe it is the fuel pump but there is no recall like the others i have seen online. It’s a brand new car it shouldn’t be having problems like this!
NHTSA complaint #11765122 · source - Filed Jul 29, 2026NYBody & Structure
Back window of vehicle just shattered while parking without any physical damaged. This happened common with 23 and 24. Did not expect happened with model 25
NHTSA complaint #11753423 · source - Filed Jul 21, 2026MASteering
•Steering rack •Unstable steering •dealership •no No messages, began while I was on the highway and had to control the steering on the highway. Which can create a accident .
NHTSA complaint #11751951 · source - Filed Jul 13, 2026CASteering
The steering on my ‘25 Honda HRV is sticky, at freeway speeds it makes even slight corrections dangerous. What was meant to be a slight curve turns into a swerve. Steering feels sticky and requires more force to move. I was driving on a curve and attempting to follow the curve on the freeway and the wheel wouldn’t smoothly go
NHTSA complaint #11750082 · source - Filed Jun 27, 2026CODriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical SystemSteering
Today while driving my car steeling wheel was super hard to turn and all my warning signals came on and it did an emergency brake on the highway … which was super dangerous.
NHTSA complaint #11746863 · source
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Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data, as of Oct 11, 2026. 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