Honda Element owners have reported a total of 1,520 problems for their cars built in the 9 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Honda Element. The 2003 Honda Element cars have the most problems reported (479 problems).
| Model Year | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| 2011 Element | |
| 2010 Element | |
| 2009 Element | |
| 2008 Element | |
| 2007 Element | |
| 2006 Element | |
| 2005 Element | |
| 2004 Element | |
| 2003 Element |
The following chart shows the 28 most common problems for Honda Element cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's visibility (372 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (320 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Honda Element of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Element model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Honda Element model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Honda Element is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
| Model Year | Problems Reported |
|---|---|
| 2011 Element | |
| 2010 Element | |
| 2009 Element | |
| 2008 Element | |
| 2007 Element | |
| 2006 Element | |
| 2005 Element | |
| 2004 Element | |
| 2003 Element |
| ☘ Element Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ Element Safety Recalls |
| ☤ Element Defect Investigations |
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