Dislikes about the Honda HRV, lets hear it!

• Poor quality, especially electronics (broken constant-velocity joint right from the factory, infotainment replaced, AC repaired, switch for folding side mirrors replaced, lambda probe replaced, now the issue with ingition button for keyless entry...)
• Huge gaps between hood/trunk and the rest of the body where debris and leaves always get stuck
• Infotainment refused to screen-mirror every Samsung phone i had over the 5 years and did not work even with my wife's iPhone
• Every bump in the road is felt really HARD in the interior
• Poor acceleration
• Fragile windshield
• Low-power 1A USB ports
• Lack of USB ports for passengers in the back
• Seats not comfortable for long trips
• Hard trunk cargo cover instead of the soft retractable one like the CR-Vs have
• AC have sometimes problem to cool the car in hot summer months

• Good fuel consumption (about 4,8L per 100 Km combined, 5,1L in city)
• Great trunk space for compact SUV
• Lots of room on the rear seats
• Variability of folding the rear seats
• Rear camera

twomblyCZ said:

I have the 2016 HR-V, and here's what i am still angry about for the 5 years driving it:

• Poor quality, especially electronics (broken constant-velocity joint right from the factory, infotainment replaced, AC repaired, switch for folding side mirrors replaced, lambda probe replaced, now the issue with ingition button for keyless entry...)
• Huge gaps between hood/trunk and the rest of the body where debris and leaves always get stuck
• Infotainment refused to screen-mirror every Samsung phone i had over the 5 years and did not work even with my wife's iPhone
• Every bump in the road is felt really HARD in the interior
• Poor acceleration
• Fragile windshield
• Low-power 1A USB ports
• Lack of USB ports for passengers in the back
• Seats not comfortable for long trips
• Hard trunk cargo cover instead of the soft retractable one like the CR-Vs have
• AC have sometimes problem to cool the car in hot summer months

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  Let me be pro-Honda for a moment..
• Poor quality, especially electronics (broken constant-velocity joint right from the factory, infotainment replaced, AC repaired, switch for folding side mirrors replaced, lambda probe replaced, now the issue with ingition button for keyless entry...) CV joint sounds like an issue in shipping, and here in the US the rest would have likely been repaired under warranty
• Huge gaps between hood/trunk and the rest of the body where debris and leaves always get stuck - really? Did you look at the vehicle before you purchased it?
• Infotainment refused to screen-mirror every Samsung phone i had over the 5 years and did not work even with my wife's iPhone - Mirroring was never promised in this generation
• Every bump in the road is felt really HARD in the interior - A test drive would have shown the nature of the ride
• Poor acceleration - See above
• Fragile windshield - It is glass, yes it is fragile. And after the first one, likely replaced non by Honda
• Low-power 1A USB ports - Common for a 2016 vehicle...
• Lack of USB ports for passengers in the back - easily solved with a $3 USB cigarette lighter charger
• Seats not comfortable for long trips - test drive (3rd mention)
• Hard trunk cargo cover instead of the soft retractable one like the CR-Vs have - Seems more sturdy to me, personal preference
• AC have sometimes problem to cool the car in hot summer months - It gets 37C here, and I have no issues with the cooling in my 2016 HRV - perhaps the repair mentioned above was sub-standard or they didn't provide enough refrigerant on the recharge?

• CV joint problem took me almost 3 months of in and out of dealership, since they always said the car is fine and almost immediately after i picked it out it started acting up again. Only on 3rd visit and longer test-drive with the mechanic the issue finally resurfaced (i have created separate thread on this issue back in 2016). Was less than amused when the dealership told me that they will get replacement CV joint in 5 months. I was less than amused and have taken this issue up as unacceptable to Honda Motor Europe CZ, then they contacted the dealership and told them to replace the whole halfaxle. That finally solved it in warranty (the car has been 4 months old, so....). Less than impressed with Honda's quality control on this one.
• Huge gaps - Yes, i did look at it and the alignment of hood and trunk has not been even and i forced the dealership to realign it so the hood and trunk are at least even, but the gaps left are still HUGE and i have not seen such giant gaps on newer production HR-Vs each time i have been in the dealership, so it is probably issue of the first production runs and again, i am less than impressed with Honda's quality control.
• Mirroring of selected apps WAS promised in this generation via mirrorlink (yes, i have read the brochure before purchase thoroughly), but never got it to work even through several smartphones, so again less than impressed with Honda's skill where infotainment is concerned.
• Bumps on the road - If you only take test drive for the short time and you don't have lots of years of experience with different car brands and types, this will tell you exactly nothing unless you drive through a very bad road.
• Acceleration - Yes it is 1.6l Diesel in a rather heavy and not very aerodynamic car, so i wasn't expecting miracles, but this thread asks for dislikes. This is what i can live with since the good MPG ratio has been my priority, but it is still pain especially when you need to take over someone on the highway really fast and the car just doesn't have the power to do it really fast
  
• Lack of USB ports for passengers - I have an car camera adapter plugged in the charger in the back, since the front lighter charger is already occupied by high-power USB adapter for charging. Again, i can live with this but i dislike the lack of the USB ports in the back.
• Seats not comfortable for long trips - How especially is the usual short 10 km test drive supposed to help me discover the seats are not comfortable when i spend 200+ km and several hours sitting in them? This is not a valid argument at all.

suparoo said:

My complaints after 20 months of ownership are:

No glove box light.
Only one cargo space light, an overhead one would compliment the current side mounted light.
Cannot use any accessories other than the radio when the vehicle is parked. Have to turn ignition (keyless) on fully to use windows - wipers - fan etc.
Absolutely detest the "donut" spare tyre.
Also detest the way in which the infotainment screen attracts particles.
All interior lights should be LED from the factory.
Absolutely abhor my radiator, the level drops out of sight despite it being an enclosed system. Why does it not siphon the water back the overflow bottle as it cools down. Dealership says it tests fine.
No air conditioning vents whatsoever for the rear seat passengers.

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June said:

I was looking at CRVs online for weeks and got a ride two hours one way to check two out in Roseburg. While there looked at several and just for the heck of it, checked out the HRV. I saw online the feature of the backseats going up for taller items that needed transport. I drove and liked the HRV but was in a parking lot at the fairgrounds when I test drove it. (Still shaky about driving after totaling my CRV. hadn't driven yet since the accident) So I did not notice the wavy windshield. I was burned out after looking at so many cars that day and online. Went for lunch and just decided to get the one I did.
I'm not asking anyone here to fix my car problems! What gave you that idea? The title to the section I found and answered to is "Dislikes about Honda HRVs - let's hear it!" so that is what I did. I didn't ask for anyone here to fix it. I wondered if others had the problem of the windshield since I spent all day waiting for it to be replaced and the new one had the same problem.
I live in a small town on the west coast. It's over a half hour to the local Honda dealer and two hours to the place I bought mine. There are many extremely foggy days here and sometimes the fog is so dense we depend on seeing the white lines to let us know where we are on the road. When the lines swoop into the car, it is disorienting and dangerous at night in fog or if another car's headlights make it hard to see.
I don't know that much about engines. But I do know the CRV felt more solid on the road. I am getting 33.6 MPG on the highway and 28 + in town. CRV was 27 overall.

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