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2018 Honda HR-V Electrical Problems

Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA

Summary

The 2018 Honda HR-V has 42 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.

Problem Areas for the 2018 Honda HR-V

Electrical
42
Fuel System
27
Other
22
Powertrain
12
Brakes
10
Structure
7
Visibility
6
Speed Control
4
Engine
4
Airbags
4
Steering
3

42

Complaints

0

Recalls

2

Injuries Reported

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026

All Electrical Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Jan 30, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEMIn a freezing cold parking lot car would not start. Had car towed to service center. Problem was g...
Jan 27, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEI was driving to work and everything on the dashboard lit up. It actively showed that the car was c...
Nov 12, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMOdometer and fuel gauge cluster on dashboard only working intermittently. Started in November 2025 ...
Nov 1, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMJust bought this car in a private party sale. As with other complaints posted on this site, the car ...
Oct 29, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe dashboard light don't turn on on a cold weather day until the car is warm. The dealer charged me...
Oct 20, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMthe fuel gauge, mileage don't show until the car is warmed up. this happens on a cold weather.
Sep 17, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESOn September 17. 2025 I was at a red light on Normandie Avenue and Exposition Blvd the light turned ...
Sep 17, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESOn March 11, 2025 I took my car to Gardena Honda for a fuel pump recall for my 2018 Honda HR-v ex. O...
Aug 28, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe odometer displays keeps lagging and the display goes out. This is a common problem with this veh...
Aug 11, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMWhile driving the car to work the instrument cluster LCD display began to glitch showing garbled inf...
Jul 15, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMOn the driver's dashboard, the right side gauge of the dash blinks out and shows unreadable letters/...
Jul 5, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe contact owns a 2018 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that the fuel gauge reading was intermittentl...
May 6, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe instrument cluster, specifically the odometer, fuel gauge, etc. (Right side) Rarely lights up to...
Feb 1, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMOdometer has been glitching due to freezing temps. Mileage seems to still be tallying but yesterday ...
Nov 9, 2024ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLOdometer flickers on and off and at times does not even turn on when car is started and moving. When...
Oct 1, 2024ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe MPG gauge on the instrument cluster does not light up. This part of the instrument cluster also ...
Jul 8, 2024ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe digital dash doesn’t come on sometimes and sometimes it flickers in Japanese and is all over the...
May 24, 2024ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe component on the right of the dash regularly does not display anything which includes fuel level...
Apr 10, 2024ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCar alarm keeps going off when left untouched, even when isolated in garage. After observance, the c...
Mar 11, 2024ELECTRICAL SYSTEMI’m having an issue where the odometer/trip/fuel display is dark when I start the car and then it wi...

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