2025 Honda HR-V steering problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2025 Honda HR-V — 31% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“•Steering rack •Unstable steering •dealership •no No messages, began while I was on the highway and had to control the steering on the highway. Which can create a accident .”
filed Jul 21, 2026
“The steering on my ‘25 Honda HRV is sticky, at freeway speeds it makes even slight corrections dangerous. What was meant to be a slight curve turns into a swerve. Steering feels sticky and requires more force to move. I was driving on a curve and attempting to follow the curve on the freeway and…”
filed Jul 13, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Steering gearbox assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause…Campaign 24V744000 · Oct 3, 2024
Steering problems in other HR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 HR-V | 51 | 48% |
| 2023 HR-V | 76 | 11% |
| 2022 HR-V | 9 | 11% |
| 2021 HR-V | 3 | 5% |
| 2020 HR-V | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 HR-V | 7 | 3% |
| 2018 HR-V | 3 | 2% |
| 2017 HR-V | 4 | 3% |
| 2016 HR-V | 3 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 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.