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2023 Honda HR-V visibility & wipers problems

The 2023 Honda HR-V has 400 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 49% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

400

Visibility & Wipers complaints

49%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

HR-V visibility & wipers complaints by model year400 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 3 complaints2018: 8 complaints2019: 3 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 400 complaints2024: 13 complaints2025: 6 complaints2026: 1 complaints
HR-V visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

The back glass exploded. When I looked online, there are many complaints about this dangerous occurrence. If our grandchildren had been in the back, they might have been killed. Honda surely knows of this problem and needs to take care of it. Our local dealer hadn't heard of it (type in Honda HR-V…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · November 6, 2023

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2023 Honda HR-V have?

NHTSA has 400 complaints about the 2023 Honda HR-V visibility & wipers — 49% 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.