AutoUtility currently tracks 227 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Honda HR-V. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 65 complaints (28.6% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 17 filings cite a crash, 1 cites a fire, 4 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 227 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (65 reports • 28.6% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Fuel & Propulsion System (64), Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (44)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 17 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 4 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
227
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
17
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
1
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
4
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2019 Honda HR-V

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 28.6% of complaints

Electrical System

65 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report
#2 Problem Area 28.2% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

64 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#3 Problem Area 19.4% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

44 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 4 crash reports
#4 Problem Area 7.9% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

18 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 5 crash reports
#5 Problem Area 6.2% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

14 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 4 crash reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Honda HR-V

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 3.1% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

7 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Honda HR-V

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11759692
Filed: 08/26/2026

"It seems like all safety systems associated with Honda's Safety Sense package failed simultaneously as I have a chain of dashboard lights indicating problems with Lane Keeping Assist, Blind Spot Monitoring, Forward Collision Monitoring, Lane Departure Warning, Adaptive Cruise Control and more...."

Incident Date: 08/12/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11759658
Filed: 08/26/2026

"Has faulty much/under dash fuse box"

Incident Date: 08/03/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11758779
Filed: 08/22/2026

"My gas instrument panel gauge works intermittently. This gauge shows the gas level, temperature and mileage information. There were no symptoms of this problem. A lot of the time the instrument panel that shows gas level, temperature and mileage information is blank. I feel this is a safety..."

Incident Date: 12/31/1969 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11757540
Filed: 08/17/2026

"The 2019 Honda HRV with low miles of around 44,000 miles experienced a series of warning alerts on the dash board consisting of the following list of five problems: Road Departure Mitigation System Problem; Auto High-Beam Problem; Adaptive Cruise Control Problem ACC; Lane Keeping Assist Problem..."

Incident Date: 08/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11757301
Filed: 08/16/2026

"The Multipurpose camera has internal failure and the unit is running at 130 degrees per diagnostic tests per mechanic. It's affecting the lane keep assist, automatic high beams, road departure, mitigation, adaptive, cruise control, collision mitigation system. These safety features are not working."

Incident Date: 08/07/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Honda HR-V

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2016–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2016 Honda HR-V 238 13 2 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Honda HR-V 121 13 0 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Honda HR-V 155 11 3 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Honda HR-V Current Page 227 17 7 Current
2020 Honda HR-V 83 8 5 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Honda HR-V 62 5 4 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Honda HR-V 84 10 3 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Honda HR-V 685 7 3 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Honda HR-V 107 8 4 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Honda HR-V 42 2 1 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Honda HR-V 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Honda HR-V

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 59 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 37 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 30 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 20 1 0 1 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 14 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 10 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 8 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 8 1 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 8 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 6 5 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6 0 0 0 0
LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 5 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 5 1 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 3 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 3 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 2 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 1 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 2 1 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 1 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,AIR BAGS 1 1 0 1 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 1 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (227). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

1 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE22011
Opened: 2022-11-28 • Closed: 2024-07-22

Rear Differential Seizure

Affected Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

On November 29, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE 22-011 after reviewing field reports alleging rear differential seizure in 2018-2022MY Honda CR-V and HR-V vehicles equipped with all wheel drive. To date, ODI has not received any consumer complaints. Some of the field reports received alleged the vehicle’s wheels locked up with no warning while the vehicle was in motion. These vehicles were towed to a dealership. Examin...

Closed without associated recall campaign. Official NHTSA File →
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.