Every HR-V model year from 2016 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Compact SUV of the same year.
Across 10 scored model years the HR-V needs fixing less often than its class, and repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2021 is its strongest, 2023 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Compact SUV sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #12 /21 | 45th | ||
| 2017 | #9 /24 | 65th | ||
| 2018 | #7 /27 | 77th | ||
| 2019 | #22 /31 | 30th | ||
| 2020 | #15 /35 | 59th | ||
| 2021 | #2 /35 | 97th | Best year | |
| 2022 | #12 /37 | 69th | ||
| 2023 | #32 /42 | 24th | Avoid | |
| 2024 | #21 /44 | 53th | ||
| 2025 | #13 /42 | 71th |
The line has moved around across 10 model years, with its weakest stretch in 2023–2024. The recent trend is upward. This 2025 car falls in a strong stretch.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every HR-V model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Compact SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2023–2025), the trouble concentrates in one place: exterior & lighting. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Compact SUV of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
Real charts, sample vehicle. Open the lookup to see these for your HR-V.
Your HR-V is plotted against 42 rivals from 2025.
Look up your HR-V →Your HR-V is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your HR-V →2021 is the strongest HR-V model year on record, ranking #2 of 35 Compact SUVs that year.
2023 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #32 of 42.
The 2025 HR-V ranks #13 of 42 Compact SUVs — the upper half of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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