10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
8 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
19,115 miles

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2016 Honda HR-V seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2016 Honda HR-V Owner Comments

problem #12

Feb 172023

HR-V

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Airbag did not deploy in accident

- Roanoke, VA, USA

problem #11

May 302022

HR-V

  • miles
I was driving on a Nevada highway and getting into an off ramp with mild traffic. I attempted to break so I could stop behind another driver and realized my breaks weren't working. I then put my entire body weight on the breaks and they failed to stop or slow down my vehicle. I ended up colliding into the vehicle ahead at 50 mph. Even with an impact of 50mph not a single airbag went off. I sustained head injuries. This could have been lethal. Myself and my passenger could have died. The breaks failed resulting in a collision and the air bags did NOT go off. My vehicle was totaled on the spot and i spent over 7 hours in the hospital due to my vehicles failing to keep me safe. I did reasrch and almost every other 2016 Honda HRV has a recall for the breaks and somehow mine did not when the breaks failure could have killed me.

- Kingman, AZ, USA

problem #10

Oct 012019

HR-V

  • miles
I have been in two car accidents and none of my airbags went off. In 2017 I tried to keep from hitting a deer. My car went down a embankment and I had 10,000 dollars of front end damage. My airbags didn't deploy I had head injuries and a broken nose due to hitting the steering wheel. 2nd accident I was stuck in traffic a stand still. 10/2019 I was hit from behind by two cars who pushed me into a vehicle in front of me. No airbags went off. I now have spinal injuries and permeated neck injuries.

- Floresville, TX, USA

problem #9

Nov 222020

HR-V

  • 45,666 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The passenger airbag light comes and off when no one is sitting on the seat or without anything being in the seat. Comes on for a few seconds then shuts off like someone is sitting in the seat. It does go off when someone is sitting on the seat or if I put something large on the seat. This happens when I'm driving or just sitting.

- Newark, OH, USA

problem #8

Aug 132020

HR-V

  • 94,000 miles
Vehicle was in a front end collision without airbags deploying. Vehicle was in motion on a city street approaching an intersection when vehicle in front abruptly stopped. Driver received concussion from striking steering wheel.

- Rocky Point, FL, USA

problem #7

Dec 272019

HR-V

  • 52,011 miles
December 27, 2019 my daughter caitlynn was driving her 2016 hrv LX on ira hicks blvd near 341 East in ft valley Georgia. A semi-truck pulling a lowboy trailer was stop at a rail spur crossing with the rail arms down and red lights flashing. The brakes fail causing her car to crash into the rear of the semi-truck. The airbags did not deploy in the crash. Caitlynn sustained minor injuries to the face and neck.

- Montezuma, GA, USA

problem #6

Jun 122019

HR-V

  • 29,900 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owned 2016 Honda hrv. While driving at 40 mph in the middle of a three lane highway, another vehicle made an immediate left causing the contact to crash into the vehicle head on. The others vehicle rear passenger side door was damaged. The air bags did not deploy. The drivers seat belt retracted causing the contacts stomach to become swollen and bruised, a neck and shoulder injuries were sustained. The contact required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and they sent the vehicle to claims department. The failure mileage was 29,900.

- Lewisville, TX, USA

problem #5

Apr 142017

HR-V

  • 5,300 miles
My air bag light is on. Honda told me the wiring to my air bag sensor is not working. Problem was discovered after I brought in my car for an oil change.

- South Richmondhill, NY, USA

problem #4

Apr 212016

HR-V

  • 1,200 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Hr-V. the contact stated while driving approximately 48 mph, the contact's rear ended another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. In addition, the driver's side seat belt fractured. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to her chest and neck that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure was 1,200. The VIN was not available.

- Alexandria, LA, USA

problem #3

Jan 092016

HR-V

  • 499 miles
Dec. 30, 2015 I purchased a Honda Hr-V LX, on Jan. 9, 2016 2:34 a.M. I was driving home on a city street and suddenly the drivers side steering wheel airbag deployed unexpectedly causing my view to be obstructed, resulting in the automobile leaving the road causing extensive damage to the right side front & back wheels, tires, wheel assembly and undercarriage. A trucker witness the event and immediately called the police. He stayed with me because I quickly got out of the car since I thought it was on fire due to a strong fire odor a smoke. I've never experience anything like this before until my mother arrived. At 2:50 a.M. 2- birmingham police officers surveyed the car and issued an incident report for damage since no accident took place, meaning I didn't hit anyone or anything and no body damage was seen, I was about 5-mins from home. I was more shaken up that injured. My nose was just sore for several days and did not require medical attention. Since my new Honda was not drive-able, the aaa road service was called, the towing service arrived at 4:10 a.M. and I had it towed backs to to the dealership where I purchased it. They said that this was highly unusual, I must have hit a pot hole in the road that caused the air bag to deploy. The road in questioned that I was on is a newly paved road, no the pot hole assumption didn't ring true. There was thought a pothole leaving the dealership December 30, 2015 when I purchased the car and the airbag did not deploy then. I contacted Honda America and was advised to file a claim with my automobile insurance company. My car is still at the collision shop with total damages $9,282.92. I will be glad to furnish you with the Honda case number: 04389710 & police incident number:.2016-00005625, and alfa claims number:

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #2

Oct 172015

HR-V

  • 800 miles
Driver 1 traveling eastbound in the blvd and gets distracted and collided to parked vehicle 2. driver 1 swerved the wheel to the right to control the car but vehicle 1 overturned and came to rest.

- Clayton, MO, USA

problem #1

Sep 182015

HR-V

  • miles
Pedal brake makes a "click" sound when is pressed driving at over 35 mph. Honda service tech at local dealer says is expected as the pedals has links and switches after brake pedal. Louder "click" sounds at the area of gear shaft plastic cover in parking position when car is stationed and brake pedal is pressed. Honda service tech. Says is expected once this model has electronic parking brake with switches in that area. At front of the passanger side in the dashboard a visible line that rises a structure under the plastic liner in a rectangular shape whit a line crossin from side to side, increasing its appearence with the heat by sunlight exposure. Honda service tech. Explains is expected in all this models once the air bag would deploy through that apparent window when is properly triggered. Rear camera images screen sporadically blurs and tremble when is dark and low ouside illumination is present. If window switch is deppressed at that moment either up or down and keep extra pressing would show in the camera screen a low and high discrete illumination, like that seeing in a voltage variation in light bulbs. Since all scans, inspections, and comparisons with alike vehicules, done at the local dealer service deparment, passed as expected, is my personal concern of safety and quality of the product to post and or share this information for possible safety issues that may arise related to this observations.

- Wichita Falls, TX, USA

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