YearToAvoid

Honda Best and Worst Years by Model

20 Honda models, 64,663 NHTSA owner complaints and 466 recall campaigns for model years 2005–2025. Pick a model to see which years to avoid and which are the safest bets.

Honda models ranked by owner complaints

Sorted by popularity. Years to avoid / best years come from each model’s own Complaint Index.

Verdicts are based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls per model-year, compared within each model. This is not a reliability rating. How the Complaint Index works.

ModelYearsComplaintsRecallsYears to avoidBest yearsTop issue
Honda Pilot2005–20257,999562006, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 20252014, 2015Engine
Honda CR-V2005–202513,685522017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 20252012, 2013, 2022Engine
Honda Accord2005–202512,970492008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 20192021, 2022, 2023, 2024Electrical System
Honda Civic2005–202510,783492006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 20222013, 2014, 2020, 2021Steering
Honda Odyssey2005–20258,111532007, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2020, 20252011, 2013, 2015, 2017Engine
Honda Ridgeline2006–20252,167392006, 2017, 2019, 2023, 20252014Electrical System
Honda HR-V2016–20251,823132019, 2023, 20242017, 2020, 2021Visibility & Wipers
Honda Passport2019–2025673162019, 20212022, 2024Electrical System
Honda Fit2007–20202,194342007, 2008, 2009, 20152017, 2020Airbags
Honda Element2005–2011576162005, 2006—Airbags
Honda CR-V Hybrid2020–2025489132023, 20242020, 2022Steering
Honda Crosstour2010–201516252012, 20142010Electrical System
Honda Insight2005–2022459222010, 2019, 20202014Airbags
Honda Civic Si2006–202520002007, 2022, 2023, 2024—Steering
Honda Accord Hybrid2005–2025728152022, 2023, 2024, 20252015Engine
Honda Civic Hybrid2005–2025310182005, 2007, 20082013, 2015Electrical System
Honda Prologue2024–20259883——Steering
Honda CR-Z2011–20166732011, 2013—Airbags
Honda Accord Crosstour2010–201394820102013Engine
Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid2017–202118522018, 2019—Engine

Honda model years with the most complaints

Raw complaint counts (not adjusted for age or sales). Click through for the breakdown.

  1. 2018 Honda CR-V · 2,141 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid
  2. 2018 Honda Accord · 1,881 complaints · 6 recalls Avoid
  3. 2017 Honda CR-V · 1,768 complaints · 7 recalls Avoid
  4. 2016 Honda Pilot · 1,703 complaints · 8 recalls Avoid
  5. 2008 Honda Accord · 1,520 complaints · 8 recalls Avoid
  6. 2013 Honda Accord · 1,421 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid
  7. 2006 Honda Civic · 1,402 complaints · 13 recalls Avoid
  8. 2007 Honda Civic · 1,204 complaints · 9 recalls Avoid
  9. 2019 Honda CR-V · 1,099 complaints · 8 recalls Avoid
  10. 2016 Honda Civic · 1,080 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid

How we rank Honda years

For each model we compare its own model years using the Complaint Index: complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and “Do Not Drive” recalls reported to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. The top quarter of a model’s years is marked Avoid, the bottom quarter Best. Because NHTSA publishes no sales data, models are not ranked against each other. Full details in the methodology.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.