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2004 Honda Element visibility & wipers problems

The 2004 Honda Element has 107 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 33% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

107

Visibility & Wipers complaints

33%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Element visibility & wipers complaints by model year226 complaints2003: 226 complaints2004: 107 complaints2005: 13 complaints2006: 13 complaints2007: 7 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 2 complaints
Element visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

RATTLES COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD/DASHBOARD WHEN HITTING SMALL POT HOLES. CREAKING NOISES COMING THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. SLIGHT RATTLES COMING FROM THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY. THEY'RE OFTEN GET…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · February 10, 2004

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2004 Honda Element have?

NHTSA has 107 complaints about the 2004 Honda Element visibility & wipers — 33% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.