Complaint volume
678 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
2023 Honda HR-V Complaints
678 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2023 Honda HR-V, grouped by component category.
678 Total complaints
7 Crash reports
0 Fire reports
4 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 visibility/wiper, unknown or other, visibility. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 7 crash reports, 0 fire reports, 4 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 67 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 19,055 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to visibility/wiper, unknown or other, visibility?
- 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 2023 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.
2023 Honda HR-V
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How severe are the 2023 Honda HR-V complaints?
7 Crash
0 Fire
4 Injury
0 Fatality
10 Towed
3 Medical attention
What are the most common 2023 Honda HR-V complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 254
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 143
VISIBILITY 77
STEERING 60
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 44
STRUCTURE 15
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5
678 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving and the back glass on my HRV shattered. It was pouring rain and I had been running my rear defrost and wipers and I heard a loud pop and there was glass everywhere. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH with the rear defogger activated, within 15 minutes of the defogger being activated, the rear windshield imploded. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the contact with a claim number. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 26,000 |
| Apr 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | My rear Window completely shattered, the car was on and in a complete stop. No trauma no force, it randomly just broke. It is now in the shop, estimating to be in the shop for about a month because of back order parts. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Was driving at a regular route, about 50mph and was using only front windshield defroster at the time because the weather was cold and the entire rear windshield shattered suddenly and made a whole on the left side I had my toddler in her car seat and thankfully she wasn't injured. Looked up online after the fact and found several exact incidents in this same model and year vehicle | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | STEERING,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car was bought in November/December 2022. Honda was experiencing supply chain issues so had to wait to get a new 2023 model. Around November 2023, the rear windshield glass exploted and shuttered. At first I was told by Honda that they have never heard of that issue; but when I told them that I went to Google and the same situation is happening all over USA, then they said, yes, we know about the problem on this model. They fixed at no cost to me and they provided a rental car as well. I told them that prior to the explosion there was a strong burning smell - later they told me there was probably fumes leaking from the rear windshield glass that was about to explode. In addition, this new car has had a recall (something about the driver's safety belt) and I also mentioned that the steering wheel makes a noise when it goes left or right... the steering wheel feel heavy too. I was then told that that is another issue that certain Honda models are also experiencing. To repair that it will take 6 months for the replacement part to come from Asia so they were not sure if I was able to just keep driving the car (safely) after I made the decision for them to order the part OR I needed to leave my car in their dealer for the length of time until the part arrived. Too many things are happening with the new car... I just want to get a replacement vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | AIR BAGS | MY BACK WINSHIELD EXPLODED no rocks hited no cars around me just exploded | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Rear windshield shattered while driving with rear defroster on | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My rear windshield on a 2023 Honda HRV just exploded. My car was parked in the driveway, when we suddenly heard a loud sound with a shatter, the center of the windshield was all shattered into pieces. We are currently dealing with the dealership on this matter. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | My rear window shattered after prolonged use of the rear defroster. It was raining in California very heavily in January 2024. I had been using my rear defroster for a long period of time. On [XXX], I got into my car and as soon as I closed the door the windshield shattered and sprayed glass on the inside of my car and all over my driveway. There was no warning or indication of this, it just shattered on me when I got into my vehicle. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving home march 15th at 8:23 pm and turned off the rear defroster and then the back glass exploded, sounded like a m80 going off in the car, took car to my honda dealer and was told no glass is covered by the warranty, the service manager inspected the glass on monday and called me and said that honda will do a one time goodwill claim, they ordered the glass, the next day they called me again and told me the back glass is back ordered till May but they could have an after market glass install the next day, so i had them install the aftermarket glass, i mean who can wait 6 weeks for a glass, I need the car. Im not happy that they put a none original glass in a new car | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | STEERING | Steering on my 2023 Honda hrv sport is trouble. While driving the car it pulls to the left and you have to hold the steering wheel tight with two hands to keep for having an accident. Honda dealer won’t fix the problem | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | STEERING | steering is very sticky electric steering box problem | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE | The car feels like the lane assist is on when its not. When you try to steer it jerks instead of smoothly turning especially on the highway when steering to the left. I feel it’s getting worse. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The rear windshield shattered while driving in I95. The road was smooth and I did not hit a pot hole. It randomly made a loud sound and the rear windshield fell apart while driving. I tried uploading 5 pictures but it keeps saying upload failed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Back window | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear window spontaneously shattered. Car was parked in school parking lot and cameras were reviewed - no one went near the car. There was also a 20+ degree temperature change that day. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | My rear window exploded while parked on the garage. I had the rear defroster on for only a few minutes. There was a loud bang that startled me and left me in shock unknowing what it could be. There was absolutely no warning of any kind. I took my vehicle into my local dealer where I bought the car. Still awaiting an answer. I saw online this has happened to many people with this same year and make. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While having rear defroster on The back window exploded while driving down the highway | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Turned on car to warm up and set my windshields to defrost. 15 minutes later when after waiting for car to warm up I turn off the defrosters because I smell something warm/hot. 5 minutes later my rear windshield pops and shatters. All while parked, checked for any sort of debris and none to be found. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE | Steering wheel sticks. Need to jerk it out of a what seems like a locked position when driving. Steering wheel jerks while making a clicking sound. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | ENGINE | Valve cover started leaking after 3rd oil change in dealership. Took it in and they retorqued to factory spec, applied silicone and cleaned it under the included drivetrain warranty. They did not replace my valve cover like I thought they would. This should not be happening on a year old vehicle with about 15900 miles. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear window glass shattered on its own. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I went out to my parked 2023 Honda HRV Sport and saw a hole in the rear hatch glass. It completely shattered when I touched the corner. My local Honda dealer said they've never heard of this issue and never received any service bulletins about this issue which I found online and read to them. Honda customer service said there is an open recall and to take it to the dealer and it should be covered under the warranty. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The rear window shattered on March 8, 2024. The defroster had been used briefly to clear fog. It was parked and when I returned to the car later, the window was shattered. There was a hole in part of it where it had broken with glass on the inside and some shards on the outside on the ground. It was is also broken around the edges where it would be sealed to the rest of the car. I had to drive home in the rain for approximately 40 minutes with glass continuing to break with any minimal and normal bumps from driving on the road. Had anything happened, like a wreck, while we were driving, this defect likely would have affected our safety in addition to simply having glass falling at random. Because we initially thought the car might have been broken into, the police were called and did inspect it. Nothing was stolen and the hole was not big enough for anyone to get into the vehicle. I found this has been a known issue with the HR-V after having it checked on. When I called the dealership this morning (3/9/2024) they stated they didn’t know anything about this issue and did not have any information on it. They gave me Honda’s customer service number, which I called, but since it’s Saturday, no one was there to answer. There was no warning or any symptoms prior to this happening. It’s like it spontaneously shattered. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | STEERING | While driving the steering wheel is sticking. When you correct it it almost makes the car swerve. 8k miles on this vehicles and many of same complaints. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |