Complaint volume
208 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Honda HR-V Complaints
208 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Honda HR-V, grouped by component category.
208 Total complaints
15 Crash reports
1 Fire reports
3 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 15 crash reports, 1 fire report, 3 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 43 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 26,670 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Honda HR-V?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Honda HR-V
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How severe are the 2019 Honda HR-V complaints?
15 Crash
1 Fire
3 Injury
0 Fatality
12 Towed
3 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Honda HR-V complaint categories?
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 34
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 30
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 13
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 8
POWER TRAIN 8
STRUCTURE 7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 6
208 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The informational digital panel that shows how much gas I have left in the tank comes off and on, doesn't come on at all and randomly shows crazy lights all while driving down the road! This has been happening since around 43,000 miles and I'm almost at 100,000 miles. It started right after the first software update on my suv. I reported the problem to my Honda dealer but was told they had never seen it, would just reset the software again. Problem was never fixed after reporting it every time I went for an oil change and even calling and reporting it. With each update, it seemed to get worse as if the attachment that they plugged into my suv was somehow loosening something inside. I know other people have the same problem because I have seen complaints all over the internet! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Having issues where the digital instrument cluster that shows fuel, mileage and odometer freezes and goes blank. Only seems to start working once the car if fully warmed up. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | Driving on the highway then all of a sudden the display lights come on, forward collision warning, driver assist, headlight,lane assist and brake light comes on. Pulled over and started the vehicle but still no change. Took to dealer,found faulty camera | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE COMPONENT IS THE ELECTRIC DASHBOARD, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE DASH BOARD GOES BLANK, I AM UNABLE TO SEE THE GAS LEVEL NOR THE SPEED. AT WHICH POINT IT BECOMES DISTRESSFUL FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD TO REPORT THE ISSUES WITH MANUFACTURER. THE DASHBOARD HAD ALERT US FOR A TIRE ISSUE AND IT WAS RESOLVED HOWEVER THE SIGNAL KEEPS LIGHTING UP AND WE MAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURE TO SAFE GUARD THE TIRES. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIAL SYSTEM. AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE DASHBOARD WILL DISAPPEAR. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The CVT transmission on my 2019 HR-V (VIN: [XXX] ) failed, causing a sudden loss of motive power in traffic. This is a known manufacturing defect (TSB 21-047). Honda is currently denying repairs for low-mileage vehicles (75,600 miles) based on arbitrary time-limits and illegal 'dealer-only' service requirements. This defect causes an immediate safety hazard (Loss of Motive Power). This 'Warranty Extension' is insufficient; it must be elevated to a Full Safety Recall to protect owners regardless of their maintenance history INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | STRUCTURE | Chrome grill piece is peeling and showing ugly black marks that are clearly noticeable in daylight. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | All of my braking/abs lights intermittently go on and off. My 2019 Honda HRV runs fine but when dealer looked at it they said it was the VSA and to replace would be over $4k. Dealer said eventually my vehicle may shut down if not taken care of. I am wondering if this is a common problem and if will be a recall? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | POWER TRAIN | I own a 2019 Honda HR-V that has been consistently maintained at Honda dealerships, including proactive transmission fluid changes every 30,000–40,000 miles. At approximately 104,700 miles, during a routine maintenance visit, the dealer diagnosed a failing CVT transmission. Technicians identified metal debris in the transmission, indicating internal deterioration. This condition is consistent with Honda Technical Service Bulletin 21-047, which acknowledges CVT-related issues in 2016–2019 HR-V models and provides extended coverage for affected vehicles. However, my vehicle was deemed ineligible for coverage because the failure was identified 27 days after the 7-year in-service deadline. Given that transmission deterioration is progressive, it is likely the issue began within the coverage period. Despite this, Honda declined to provide any goodwill assistance. I was quoted approximately $11,000 for the repair. This issue also raises safety concerns. A failing transmission can result in loss of power, hesitation, or inability to accelerate, particularly when merging into traffic or crossing intersections. These conditions increase the risk of an accident, especially if failure occurs unexpectedly while driving. This failure occurred despite proper and proactive maintenance and at a mileage where a transmission failure would not typically be expected. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | /Users [XXX] /XXX/XXX.pdf INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2026 | SEATS | My drivers seat creeks when I get in and out of the vehicle. Also the drivers seat doesn’t stay elevated over time. I pump the seat up before I enter the vehicle to my desired level that is comfortable for me. However going on long drives the seat slowly goes back down again. The next day would often feel like I am sitting out the floor on the count of the seat goes all the way down all by itself, and without manually adjusting it. I never had a vehicle that did this. It seems the seats are not very good quality and are prone to failure. The drivers and passengers seats are all manual, none are powered in this vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer screen flickers when temperatures are cold outside. Once car is warm, the screen is visable. Until then, the odometer is blank and gas tank levels and mileage reamainging are unreadable. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | STRUCTURE | 2019 Honda HR-V EX-L White exterior. Paint peeled off roof. front of roof (area between sunroof/moonroof and front windshield). | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Gas gauge/odometer display blacks out when the vehicle is cold. Does not come on again until the engine warms up. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Unknown cause. Multiple smart features prompted errors. Replacing battery did not solve issue. Replacing camera temporarily solved issue, but returned. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Since the 2019 Honda HR-V vehicle check engine light has come on numerous times, the vehicle is squeaking, the tire lights have come on numerous times, airbags light is on, the fuel cap light has come on Engine temperature light comes on Any more questions can be emailed or called. Thanks kindly. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The forward camera mounted on the windshield failed which means all of the advanced safety features will not work that is a safety hazard when you rely on these systems. Looking on the internet, this seems to be a common problem and is very expensive to fix. There are multiple warning lamps that appear. They are Brake System, Auto High-Beam Problem, Collision Mitigation System Problem, Lane Keeping Assist Problem, Road Departure Mitigation System Problem, & Adaptive Cruise Control Problem. I don't understand how there are recalls when the rear camera does not work but not the front camera. They are both safety features. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | STRUCTURE | Premature of paint peeling -- Front part of roof area, few inches from the windshield. It is about 1 1/2 inches( wide) X 2 1/2 ( Long) inch and growing. There are other small spots area on left rear passenger door area and in the trunk area. The paint is flaking off and it keeps getting bigger. Few areas on passenger side around the windshield frame work. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Started vehicle this morning and part of led digital dash cluster display (odometer, fuel, temperature, trip, miles) goes blank and wouldn't recover. Shut down and restarted and lcd display then had glitches where it wouldn't display correctly, partially incomplete. According to forums and Google searches, this is a known problem due to honda bad solder joints (also dealer admit on a post). Bad as mileage would not be recorded/updated during glitch. Need manufacturer repair/replace under recall due to possible federal issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The instrument panel with the fuel and mileage on it would go black or keep going back and forth to the original car code while I am driving. Next, the screen for my radio would shut down on me and restart itself while I am on the highway. Lastly, when I turn on my exterior lights at night, my interior lights that come on for me to see all the buttons went out for some of the buttons. The safety of myself and others was put at risk because the car could have shut down whenever someone was driving it. I took it to a Honda dealership and they did a diagnostic and the immediate attention result was Internal Electric Failure. But Honda Corporate declined to help me with repair assistance. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Dashboard is blank. Where the miles, gas measure , etc usually shows up. Very concerning as you don’t see how much gas the car has, and the mileage information is not displayed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2019 Honda HRV with 14,539 miles has been showing on the instrumentation brake failure; this warning only lasts 1/2 to 1 second with a chirp warning . Took to vehicle Honda dealership twice under warranty and could not be replicated. August 2025 took the vehicle to a local repair garage; replaced the two rear caliber motors and the electric power parking brake after the local garage conducted research on this problem on the internet. All replaced equipment are OEM equipment manufactured by Honda Motors. Solve the brake failure warning for 6 months before the brake failure warning appears on the instrumentation counsel. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2026 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My car randomly lost power on the road and I rear ended some one, my car lost power 3 times on the road. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | Flashing all LPAS warnings. Also displaying 'brake system' on dashboard | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2026 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2019 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that the infotainment system display became inoperable while driving. Additionally, the rearview camera became inoperable while in reverse(R). The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was not provided with official diagnostic information; however, the dealer informed the contact that the Audio Display Unit had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact informed the dealer that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V384000 (Back Over Prevention), which the contact related to the failure. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle would be repaired at the owner's expense. Additionally, the dealer advised the contact that the part needed to be ordered from the manufacturer; however, the manufacturer was unreachable. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 50,000 |
| Jan 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | Verified by dealer failure of multipurpose camera unit . As documented by Honda dealership the failure is due to internal electric defect (DTC U3000-49). This is a safety related electronic system and is not result of wear, misuse, or maintenance- related issues. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |