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2019 Honda HR-V Problems

Compared with other Honda HR-V years

More complaints than typical for this model

82/100 2.1× a typical year · 50 = typical

Nearby years with fewer complaints than typical and no open NHTSA investigation: 2017, 2020, 2021

Based only on NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations. Not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold, and not a reliability rating. How this is calculated

Complaints
237filed with NHTSA
Median mileage
25,000miles, 45 complaints with mileage
Recalls
7campaigns on record
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA crash rating
5 / 5stars overall, 2 rated versions
EPA fuel economy
30 mpgcombined, 1.8L 4-cyl FWD · 28 city / 34 hwy

Sources: NHTSA records for the 2019 Honda HR-V (complaints, recalls, investigations), NHTSA crash tests, EPA fuel economy. Report an error

What owners report

Owners of the 2019 Honda HR-V most often describe the dashboard's digital display going blank or flickering, and Honda Sensing safety features dropping out when the forward-facing camera unit fails. A large share of the sample also concerns the fuel pump: stalls, no-starts and hesitation, with many complaints filed while the open fuel-pump recall remedy was still unavailable. Complaints arrive from a few thousand miles up through the 60,000-100,000 mile range, and the trend of filings is rising.

  1. Fuel system

    Engine stall or no-start tied to fuel pump

    • 40 complaints (17%)
    • median 29,000 mi at 5.5 yrs old (11 state mileage)
    • filed 2020–2025

    Owners report the engine cutting out while driving or the car refusing to start on the first try, sometimes with a check engine light and sometimes with no warning at all. Many complaints say the vehicle was covered by the fuel-pump recall but the replacement part was not yet available, so no repair was made. Complaints also describe the engine hesitating on acceleration after startup. Mostly between about 10,000 and 70,000 miles, with many filed in 2024 and 2025 while owners waited on recall parts.

    Recall 23V858000Recall 21V215000Recall 20V3140004 related service bulletins

    What to check: Ask for proof that the fuel pump was replaced under the recall, and take note of any long cranking, hesitation or stalling on a test drive.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “The contact owns a 2019 Honda HR-V. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine seized. In addition, the check engine warning light illuminated. …”

    NHTSA complaint #11595089, filed 2024-06, 25,000 miles

    “The contact owns a 2019 Honda HR-V. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the instrument panel was flashing on and off and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the alternator and battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. …”

    NHTSA complaint #11610791, filed 2024-08, 29,000 miles
  2. Electrical system

    Digital instrument cluster blanks out

    • 51 complaints (22%)
    • median 65,000 mi at 2.5 yrs old (5 state mileage, few)
    • 1 mention a crash, fire or injury
    • owner-quoted repair $1,900 (median of 6 quotes)
    • filed 2020–2026

    Owners describe the digital speedometer, odometer and fuel gauge display flickering, freezing or going completely blank, sometimes right after startup and sometimes while driving. Several say it happens more in colder weather and that it comes and goes. Complaints mention dealers who could not duplicate the fault or who identified the cluster panel as internally failed and quoted a replacement. Spread broadly across the sample, from under 5,000 to about 80,000 miles, with several owners noting it in cooler temperatures.

    What to check: Start the car cold and watch the cluster for flicker or blanking, and ask whether the cluster or dash display has already been replaced.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “Mileage regulator on dashboard initially started flickering. This occurred 3 or 4 times. Then recently utcstarted flickering and went blank. Thus I could not tell how man miles I had driven or how many miles I had until next refill. This continued and I took a short video. Then continued to drive to dealership where it did the same thing. However, mechanic couldn't duplicate it, but saw my video. It was determined that I needed a new mileage regulator which is on back order. Car under warranty with less than 5,000 miles. …”

    NHTSA complaint #11331808, filed 2020-06, 4,300 miles

    “Digital gauge including odometer and fuel gauge randomly blanks out for periods of time causing you not to know how much fuel is in the vehicle while driving. This seems to be a safety concern. I reported it to american Honda but they advised there is no recall at this time. This is a widely known concern and happens on a daily basis.”

    NHTSA complaint #11403248, filed 2021-03, 65,000 miles
  3. Other or unknown

    Unintended acceleration at low speed or parking

    • 28 complaints (12%)
    • median 14,000 mi at 2.0 yrs old (13 state mileage)
    • 9 mention a crash, fire or injury
    • filed 2019–2026

    Owners describe the car lurching forward unexpectedly while parking or creeping at low speed, in some cases striking a building, a parked car or a tree. Some complaints say the vehicle surged while the brake was applied or immediately after releasing the brake-hold feature. According to several complaints, dealers could not reproduce the behavior and no repair was made. Almost all reported under about 20,000 miles, typically in parking lots, garages and low-speed maneuvers.

    What to check: Test the car in a tight parking situation at walking pace, and ask the seller whether any diagnosis was done for a surge complaint.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “Was stopped at red light. Decided to use brake hold feature and when traffic started to move I tapped the gas pedal to release the hold. The vehicle accelerated at an excessive rate and I ended up in the rear end of the car in front of me. Air bag sensor came loose and wire was dangling after impact and bag sensor didn't upload.”

    NHTSA complaint #11319908, filed 2020-04, 19,000 miles

    “My incident occurred in january 2020, within 2 weeks of purchase. The car was brand new. I was driving in my parking garage and turning into my parking spot. As I was making the turn to the right, I hit the brakes to slow down. Instead of reducing speed, the car accelerated and hit a cement pole next to my parking spot. The car shut down immediately, but the air bags did not go off. The front end was completely damaged and required extensive repair on the front bumper and grill, front lamps, radiator, and cooling,”

    NHTSA complaint #11354632, filed 2020-09, 3,000 miles
  4. Forward collision avoidance

    Honda Sensing warnings and camera failure

    • 34 complaints (14%)
    • median 49,000 mi at 5.3 yrs old (3 state mileage, few)
    • 7 mention a crash, fire or injury
    • owner-quoted repair $1,985 (median of 8 quotes)
    • filed 2020–2026

    Owners describe a cluster of warnings appearing at once, covering forward collision, lane keeping, road departure and auto high beams, sometimes with the vehicle continuing to drive normally otherwise. Complaints say dealers traced the cause to the multipurpose camera unit and quoted a costly replacement, and some report the part was back-ordered. Others say the driver-assist features simply stopped working and no repair was offered. Reported across a wide mileage range, from very low mileage up past 100,000 miles, often noticed on the highway.

    What to check: Turn the car on and confirm no driver-assist warning lights stay lit; ask whether the camera unit has been replaced and whether the windshield or camera mount was ever disturbed.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “I bought this car new in 2019. It was never in an accident. While driving normally, the car started throwing warnings saying the lane keep assist has a problem, the collision mitigatuon system hhas a peoblem, the auto high beams have a problem, the road departure system has a problem. I paid Honda in Surprise AZ $210 for a diagnosis and they told me that it needs a new U3000-49 Multipurpose camera unit will cost $1,730 to replace and install and possibky another $1,420 for a new SRS unit. …”

    NHTSA complaint #11649376, filed 2025-03

    “Several warning lights came on. No collision or glass damage occured. Took it to the dealer. DIAGNOSIS was CODE U3000-49 multipurpose camera unit/millimeter wave radar internal electric failure due to heat. They said fix it would be $2237.49. However, they said they could not fix it then because the part is back ordered. Due to so many cars with this problem. I went online and see other 2019 hr-v owners having the same issue.”

    NHTSA complaint #11688790, filed 2025-09

Buying note. Check that the open fuel-pump and rearview-camera recall work has actually been completed on the specific car, since part availability delayed many of these repairs. On a test drive, watch the digital cluster and the driver-assist warning lights, and listen for hesitation on acceleration.

Summary written with AI from a sample of 60 NHTSA complaints for this model year (picked at random, with complaints that state a mileage and recent ones taken first), then checked automatically against the source records. Where a problem shows a complaint count, every complaint for this model year was matched with fixed keyword rules (written with AI and tested against the sample), and the mileage, age and repair figures are calculated from those complaints; owners' figures are as stated, not verified. Other counts refer to the sample. The excerpts come from NHTSA's public complaint records and are unverified; capitalisation is normalised, NHTSA staff notes are removed, and shortened text ends with “…”. Something wrong? Request a correction.

NHTSA recorded 237 consumer complaints for the 2019 Honda HR-V. 45 of the complaints include a mileage, and 76% of those were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles; the median is 25,000 miles. Of all complaints, 19 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 4 an injury, according to the filers. NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns and 100 technical service bulletins for this model year. Compared with the other 7 Honda HR-V model years that have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to compare, this one scores 82 out of 100, where 50 is a typical year for the model (more complaints than typical for this model). The comparison allows for the era and for how long each year has had to collect complaints, but not for how many vehicles were sold.

Which parts are reported most

Complaints can name more than one part, so the counts add up to more than the total. Select a part to see its complaints, recalls and bulletins.

Also reported: Vehicle speed control (10), Steering (8), Back-over prevention (rear camera) (5), Seats (3), Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) (3), Exterior lighting (2), Suspension (2), Engine cooling (1), Seat belts (1), Wheels (1).

Example complaints

Electrical system: “The dash gauge including the fuel gauge blanks out display intermittently in cooler weather while driving. Seems like a safety concern since when this happens the fuel gauge reads blank. There are multiple complaints online from people talking about the same concern.”

NHTSA complaint #11399291, filed 2021-03, 80,000 miles

Fuel system: “My vehicle has the same problem as several that are already listed on your website. Sometimes when I brake the car accelerates and tries to take off. I have to let off the brake and stomp on it again and I feel that the accelerator lets up. Sometimes when I let off the brake the car starts to speed up on it's own. I've been told by the dealer that they can't find a problem. I was told by adrian from Honda america we will do nothing for you. When I bought this car it only had 3400 miles on it so it was like brand new. …”

NHTSA complaint #11388692, filed 2021-01, 3,400 miles

Other or unknown: “I have a 2019 HR-V ex-l that I bought new in october of 2019. On 12/9/2020, on my way to work, I was driving about 55 MPH on a highway and I heard a loud pop. I opened my sunroof visor to find that my sunroof had shattered. I closed the visor immediately, so that glass would not fall on me. I called the dealership to let them know that I was bringing it in, and to ask if this would be covered under warranty, and was told no. …”

NHTSA complaint #11384067, filed 2020-12, 26,228 miles

Forward collision avoidance: “My vehicle stopped in the middle of the highway without any warning. This was a very scary and dangerous experience. After the engine completely stopped and I tried turning on a symbol of steering wheel and an exclamation came on. Only thing to note is that we were using the cruise control at that time. My vehicle was completely disabled and had to be towed. The Honda dealer said it was nothing based on diagnostics and they're not sure why this happened.”

NHTSA complaint #11413913, filed 2021-04, 9,300 miles

Mileage when problems were reported

76% of the 45 complaints with a mileage were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles; the middle half falls between 5,000 and 49,000 miles.

40%0–109%10–2527%25–5018%50–757%75–1000%100–1500%150+
Share of complaints by mileage when the problem was reported, in thousands of miles (45 complaints with mileage). Red bars: under 50,000 miles. Bucket widths differ. Median: 25,000 miles.

Complaints by year filed

Trend: rising. Complaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

2019202020212022202320246920252026
Complaints by year the complaint was filed with NHTSA. Red bars: the last 3 full calendar years used for the trend. The current year (2026) is partial.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2019 Honda HR-V. Frontal results are shown driver / passenger; rollover shows the star rating and NHTSA's estimated risk of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

VersionOverallFrontalSideSide poleRollover
HR-V · SUV AWD★★★★★4 / 4554 · 13.5% risk
HR-V · SUV FWD★★★★★4 / 4554 · 15.3% risk

Driver aids listed by NHTSA for the 2019 model year: forward collision warning optional, lane departure warning optional, automatic emergency braking not available.

Neighbouring years: 2018: same overall rating; 2020: same overall rating. A redesign between years can change both the car and the test.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), nhtsa.gov/ratings.

Fuel economy and running cost

EPA ratings for each 2019 Honda HR-V version. Annual fuel cost is the EPA's estimate at its current fuel prices for 15,000 miles a year (55% city driving).

VersionEngineTransmissionCityHwyComb.Fuel / yr
HR-V AWD1.8L 4-cylCVT273129$2,300
HR-V AWD1.8L 4-cylCVT263128$2,400
HR-V FWD1.8L 4-cylCVT283430$2,250
HR-V FWD1.8L 4-cylCVT283430$2,250

Source: U.S. EPA and Department of Energy, fueleconomy.gov. Ratings are for comparing vehicles; real-world mileage varies with driving and conditions.

Recalls and investigations

See all 7 recalls for the 2019 Honda HR-V → · Check a VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls

Technical service bulletins

TSBs are manufacturer notes to dealers about known repair procedures. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault. 100 on record; the latest 10 are shown.

See all 100 bulletins →

Other model years of the Honda HR-V

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsCrash ★MPGScore (50 = typical)Trend
202768,5350—28—Too new
2026196,6000528—Too new
2025486,6661528Too new to compareToo new
202411011,4904528Too new to compareToo new
202368713,5003528100 · MoreToo new
20228914,000353060 · TypicalRising
20216424,500453034 · FewerRising
20208537,000553033 · FewerRising
201923725,000753082 · MoreRising
201816028,000353149 · TypicalRising
201712320,000053125 · FewerRising
201624353,000253151 · TypicalStable

All Honda HR-V model years · Best and worst years by complaints

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems with the 2019 Honda HR-V?

Owners of the 2019 Honda HR-V most often describe the dashboard's digital display going blank or flickering, and Honda Sensing safety features dropping out when the forward-facing camera unit fails. The issues reported most often: Engine stall or no-start tied to fuel pump; Digital instrument cluster blanks out; Unintended acceleration at low speed or parking.

How many NHTSA complaints does the 2019 Honda HR-V have?

NHTSA recorded 237 consumer complaints for the 2019 Honda HR-V as of Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

What part of the 2019 Honda HR-V is reported most often?

Electrical system is named most often, in 67 complaints (28% of the total), followed by fuel system with 65.

Has the 2019 Honda HR-V been recalled?

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for this model year. To check a specific vehicle, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

How did the 2019 Honda HR-V do in NHTSA crash tests?

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings give the 2019 Honda HR-V 5 out of 5 stars overall, across 2 rated versions (body style and drive). Ratings from different model years are only comparable when the vehicle was not redesigned in between.

What gas mileage does the 2019 Honda HR-V get?

The EPA rates the 2019 Honda HR-V (HR-V FWD, 1.8L 4-cyl) at 30 mpg combined, 28 city and 34 highway, with an estimated annual fuel cost of $2,250 at 15,000 miles a year. Other engine and drive versions are rated differently.

At what mileage are problems with the 2019 Honda HR-V reported?

Among the 45 complaints that include a mileage, the median is 25,000 miles and the middle half falls between 5,000 and 49,000 miles; 76% were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles.

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Crash ratings are from NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program. Fuel economy is from the EPA and DOE (fueleconomy.gov).

Complaint counts come from NHTSA’s public complaint database; we count each complaint once. The source records for this vehicle are on nhtsa.gov. Scores and trends are our own summaries of that data, described in the methodology. This page is not legal, safety or repair advice: for a specific vehicle, check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls and ask a qualified mechanic. See an error? Tell us.