2024 Honda HR-V Problems

What owners report

Complaints about the 2024 Honda HR-V are dominated by steering: owners describe the wheel sticking or becoming stiff, often linking it to recall 24V-744, and many report that the repair part was unavailable for months. A second, smaller cluster describes forward-collision and road-departure systems that warn or brake with no obstacle present. The sampled complaints are mostly low-mileage, so most issues show up early in ownership.

1. 1
   Steering

   Sticking or stiff steering (recall 24V-744)

   • 43 complaints (39%)
   • median 12,979 mi at 1.1 yrs old (5 state mileage, few)
   • 3 mention a crash, fire or injury
   • filed 2023–2026

   Owners describe the steering wheel feeling sticky or notchy, especially on the highway or in curves, so small corrections require a tug and the car wanders in its lane. Some report the wheel becoming hard to turn or briefly seizing, and a few say it reset after restarting the vehicle. Many complaints are about recall 24V-744 itself: owners say the recall notice arrived but the dealer had no repair parts, sometimes for months, while others say the symptoms matched the recall but their vehicle was not included. Some dealers told owners they could not reproduce the problem or found nothing wrong. Reported across the sample from near-new mileage up to about 28,000 miles, often at highway speeds.

   Recall 24V7440001 related service bulletin

   What to check: Ask whether recall 24V-744 has been completed on the vehicle and request the repair paperwork, since parts availability was an issue. On a test drive, feel for notchiness or sticking when making small steering corrections at highway speed.

   2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

   “My 2024 Honda HR-V has a jerky steering problem when I drive on the freeway is when it happens a lot specially when going in a curve. When my steering wheel gets stuck it causes my Honda to swerve and its dangerous because I don't want to hit a car next to me. I took it to the Honda dealer 3x and they keep telling me nothing is wrong.”

   NHTSA complaint #11543643, filed 2023-09

   “On March 8th 2026 I noticed a shudder or vibration from my steering wheel while pulling up into my parking spot, this does not happen when the vehicle is moving faster. I even turned my steering wheel fully to the right and left when I am parked and the vibration is there. I took the car to Future Honda at Citrus Heights CA and the first time they’ve told me the car was perfectly fine. …”

   NHTSA complaint #11729135, filed 2026-04
2. 2
   Forward collision avoidance

   Automatic braking or warnings with nothing ahead

   • 10 complaints (9%)
   • median 35,500 mi at 1.7 yrs old (2 state mileage, few)
   • 1 mention a crash, fire or injury
   • filed 2024–2026

   Owners report the collision mitigation system braking hard on its own when the road ahead is clear, sometimes while accelerating from a stop or with cruise control engaged, and sometimes with little or no warning. Others describe dashboard messages saying the collision mitigation or road departure mitigation system has a problem, and dealers often say no fault codes were stored or the issue could not be duplicated. In a few accounts the unexpected braking or steering behavior contributed to a collision. Scattered across the sample at low to moderate mileage, in ordinary driving and highway conditions.

   What to check: Ask the seller whether any collision mitigation or road departure warning messages have appeared and whether a dealer scanned for stored codes. During a test drive, note any unexpected warnings or braking with a clear road.

   2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

   “On several occasions the automatic brights have turned on when there were cars at crossroads, and when cars were within sight. The regular lights of the car are repeatedly interfering with visibility of other drivers, as the lights are much too bright and angled right in other driver's eyes. We avoid driving at night due to blinding other vehicles and preventing crashes. We are flashed constantly. …”

   NHTSA complaint #11674551, filed 2025-07

   “When I'm driving, the safety brake has engaged while I was already braking. Also the emergency brake system has engaged while no car was on front of me. The closest car was on a side street, braked, and waiting for me to pass so they could onto the street after me.”

   NHTSA complaint #11636527, filed 2025-01
3. 3
   Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)

   Windshield and glass cracking without impact

   • 13 complaints (12%)
   • typically at 1.3 yrs old
   • filed 2023–2026

   Owners describe front windshields and rear glass cracking or shattering while the vehicle was parked or soon after a minor road incident, with no visible point of impact. Several say the cracks start on the inside of the glass, and some report the dealer replaced the glass or gave an estimate but did not document a cause. A smaller number mention a side mirror cracking on its own and window glass that does not move or seal properly. Reported at low mileage, often within the first year or two of ownership and in cold weather.

   What to check: Inspect the windshield and rear glass closely in good light for cracks or chips starting at the edges, and ask whether any glass has been replaced.

   2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

   “I woke up MLK day to find that my side left mirror had cracked, from top to the middle of the mirror, just a straight line. There was no damage to the rest of the car, no indication of anything hitting the mirror, just a clean crack, eventually the crack when through the whole mirror. …”

   NHTSA complaint #11567659, filed 2024-01

   “The windshield crack from a very small pebble strike out of all the cars I’ve owned I’ve never seen one break so easily it is a joke all the windows on the vehicle are flimsy and poor quality it crack near the bottom center edge just from finishing the drive home on a rural drive”

   NHTSA complaint #11588115, filed 2024-05

Buying note. Check that recall 24V-744 for the steering gearbox has actually been completed, and test the steering feel at highway speed before buying. Also run the A/C and look over the glass carefully, since those complaints appear early in ownership.

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.