208 of the 1,452 complaints about the Honda HR-V (14.3%) concern Electrical, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 0.9× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
208Complaints · Electrical
14.3%Share of complaints
0.91×vs. all vehicles
60Last 12 months
2.9%Share involving a crash or fire
2Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2019 model (66, 29% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (5). 60 Electrical complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 48 in the 12 months before — a steady pace.
Owners most often describe: “gauge”, “odometer”, “fuel”, “blank” and “cluster”. 7 of these reports (2.9%) describe a crash or fire, with 4 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 24V384000 (2024-05-31, model years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
On September 17. 2025 I was at a red light on Normandie Avenue and Exposition Blvd the light turned green and as I was entering the intersection going southbound my doors on the vehicle started locking and un locking, my dashboard went black and the car shut…
Electrical · 2026-03-09 · ODI 11722863 · Crash
On March 11, 2025 I took my car to Gardena Honda for a fuel pump recall for my 2018 Honda HR-v ex. On September 17, 2025 I had a system malfunction where the doors were locking and unlocking the dashboard went black and a car symbol with doors opened appear…
Electrical · 2025-11-26 · ODI 11701628 · Crash
The vehicle dash cluster flickers and goes completely out. When this happens you can not see the mileage or how much fuel you have. This is a known problem and even my local dealer has seen a few and Honda will not stand behind the problem.
Electrical · 2026-08-28 · ODI 11760221
Far right gauge in cluster, namely fuel level, mileage, warning icons etc only is visible when the vehicle is extremely warmed up. Otherwise, this gauge is totally black. Has been this way since 2019.
Electrical · 2026-08-22 · ODI 11758802
My gas instrument panel gauge works intermittently. This gauge shows the gas level, temperature and mileage information. There were no symptoms of this problem.
Electrical · 2026-08-22 · ODI 11758779
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.
Electrical · 2026-08-16 · ODI 11757301
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION Campaign 24V384000 · 2024-05-31 · Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Summary: Honda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles that were previously recalled under NHTSA recall number 23V-046. The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio display power circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 8, 2024. Owners may contact Honda service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are TIQ and DIR. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 23V-046 will need to have the new remedy completed.
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION Campaign 23V046000 · 2023-02-02 · Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio display power circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 13, 2023. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is 6DW. This recall has been superseded by NHTSA recall number 24V-384. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 23V-046 will need to have the new remedy completed under recall 24V-384.
How common are Electrical problems on the Honda HR-V?
208 of the 1,452 complaints about the Honda HR-V (14.3%) concern Electrical, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 0.9× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Honda HR-V model years have the most Electrical complaints?
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2019 model (66, 29% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (5).
Is there a recall for Honda HR-V Electrical problems?
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 24V384000 (2024-05-31, model years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).