Honda HR-V owners have reported 156 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 9 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (138 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's transmission failure (5 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
On 3/15/26 the cvt transmission on my 2020 hrv ex-l failed while driving on I-95 near fairfield, CT. My dashboard lit up like a christmas tree and the car decelerated and would not go past 20 miles per hour. My safety was put at risk because this happened suddenly doing 60 mph highway. Read details...
Vehicle was in motion on interstate, all of a sudden, wheels will not respond to acceleration or reverse, engine will rev, but wheels do not spin. Catastrophic transmission failure with no warning lights and no information to know what it was as vehicle died on interstate. Read details...
While stopped at a traffic signal, the vehicle failed to restart when the light turned green. On another occasion, the vehicle stalled during operation and would not start. The engine would crank but there was no ignition. Read details...
I was driving a long 80 miles from my home with my two children, thankfully I had just exited a congested major highway south of DC. With zero warning I lost all power, lights on dash were on and flashing and could barely get from the left lane to the side of the road about 5 miles from any station Read details...
Total transmission failure at 66,559 miles. I heard a noise when accelerating on the last part of a trip from FL to WI. A few days after arriving home in WI, I was pulling out of a parking lot when I suddenly had no drive capability. The engine only revved as if it was in neutral. Read details...