2016 HONDA HR-V — Complaint #2178698
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NHTSA Complaint about STRUCTURE:BODY filed February 19, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2178698 (ODI reference 11719223) concerns a 2016 HONDA HR-V and was filed on February 19, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on November 20, 2025. The report was geocoded to California based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as structure:body, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same HONDA HR-V cohort independently describe similar structure:body failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2016 HONDA HR-V shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
My vehicle suddenly developed electrical problems and would not start. Before it completely failed, I began seeing warning lights on the dashboard, including a PARK warning and an engine oil light. The vehicle had been operating normally earlier that day, but later became totally unresponsive. The doors would not unlock electronically and the car would not start. This happened after a period of heavy rain. When the vehicle was inspected by a Honda dealership, they found signs of long-term water intrusion and corrosion affecting electrical components and wiring. I later learned that the vehicle had previously been repaired for water intrusion through the rear hatch/tailgate area, which may have allowed moisture into the vehicle over time. The car is now inoperable. This raises safety concerns because electrical failures like this can lead to sudden loss of reliability, inability to start the vehicle when needed, or potential failure while driving. The issue has been confirmed by a dea
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2178698 |
| ODI Number | 11719223 |
| Date Filed | February 19, 2026 |
| Failure Date | November 20, 2025 |
| VIN | 3CZRU6H51GM |
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