2016 Honda HR-V service brakes problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2016 Honda HR-V — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I am writing to formally file a complaint regarding a serious safety issue affecting Honda vehicles — specifically the widespread failure of the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) module — and Honda's failure to issue a recall despite extensive evidence and customer reports. A recent YouTube video…”
filed May 27, 2025
“I press down on the gas pedal and it seems to not go. I have the transmission light, the parking light and brake lights on the dashboard”
filed May 14, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form…Campaign 18V777000 · Nov 1, 2018
Service Brakes problems in other HR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 HR-V | 5 | 12% |
| 2024 HR-V | 11 | 10% |
| 2023 HR-V | 5 | 1% |
| 2022 HR-V | 13 | 16% |
| 2021 HR-V | 4 | 7% |
| 2020 HR-V | 4 | 5% |
| 2019 HR-V | 18 | 8% |
| 2018 HR-V | 15 | 10% |
| 2017 HR-V | 12 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Honda HR-V
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.