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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2023 Honda HR-V Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
397about this part
Share
58%of 687 total for the year
Median mileage
13,231miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 397 complaints about the visibility of the 2023 Honda HR-V, 58% of the 687 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,231 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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, filed 2026-01

“I was sitting in traffic today and suddenly heard an explosion sound and when I looked back my rear windshield was all shattered. It spontaneously shattered out of nowhere with no warnings. I was lucky that I was not moving and in traffic when that happened, because that scared me tremendously and if I was driving I could have crashed or something.”

NHTSA complaint #11564767, filed 2024-01

“On November 27th at 7:30 am I used the remote start feature on my car for the first time and when I walked out to my car and went to open my door, my entire back windshield exploded. For reference I had not use the rear defroster before so when I used the auto start feature on my car this was the very first time the rear defroster had been used.”

NHTSA complaint #11571438, filed 2024-02

“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, filed 2025-10

“The back glass exploded. When I looked online, there are many complaints about this dangerous occurrence. If our grandchildren had been in the back, they might have been killed. Honda surely knows of this problem and needs to take care of it. Our local dealer hadn't heard of it (type in Honda HR-V 2023 back glass explosion), but I don't trust them.”

NHTSA complaint #11554966, filed 2023-11

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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2027117%
2026316%
2025510%
20241413%
202339758%
202256%
201931%
201885%
201732%
201642%

Other parts of the 2023 Honda HR-V

Other or unknown
214 complaintsSteering
78 complaintsBody and structure
33 complaintsElectrical system
30 complaintsLane departure
13 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsForward collision avoidance
7 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsSeat belts
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Honda HR-V

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology