Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Honda HR-V has 70 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
70
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission seized while driving no lights no warnings. I could have been killed so could other... |
| Jan 15, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The CVT transmission, which is part of the vehicle’s powertrain system, experienced a premature fail... |
| Dec 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I am submitting this complaint regarding a sudden and unsafe CVT transmission failure on my Honda ve... |
| Nov 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission belt failure at 100k miles. This incident occurred after the recall repair for the soft... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Belt inside CVT transmission has failed. Numerous broken shards of metal in fluid and surrounding pa... |
| Jul 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | While driving on a highway the vehicle with no warning seemed to lose all power and multiple warning... |
| May 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I press down on the gas pedal and it seems to not go. I have the transmission light, the parking lig... |
| Apr 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission failure. It is available for inspection upon request. While driving on major highways, ... |
| Mar 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Driving on interstate when vehicle suddenly downshifted resulting in lurch slowdown and high engine ... |
| Jan 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I was entering the highway when without warning, my car stopped moving. I hurriedly shifted into Par... |
| Dec 29, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I am writing to express my frustration and seek assistance regarding an ongoing issue with my 2016 H... |
| Aug 9, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I purchases my 2016 Honda HRV in 2019, used from . On [XXX] driving home my cars lights started ligh... |
| Jul 4, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The cap to the transmission came out which apparently is an issue with the cap getting smaller and p... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | As the vehicle begins to pull away via creeping the user places foot on accelerator pedal and gently... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | On or about June of 2024 my vehicle just lost power and was in limp mode. Took it to the dealership.... |
| May 2, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Honda HR-V. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at an undisclo... |
| Mar 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving to work on the freeway when my CVT belt failed. It was very scary. My vehicle lost pow... |
| Feb 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | While driving, the car engine started revving hard. Then, the power steering, vehicle stability assi... |
| Jan 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I was driving on the interstate in cruise, the car engine started revving hard. My speed jumped up t... |
| Nov 19, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Driving 80 mph on the freeway and the car entered limp mode, decelerated to 40 mph with all lights i... |