Honda ownership costs & problem years

Honda models ranked by owner data

22 Honda nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 41,860 owner complaints and 670 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the Prologue at 91/100; the weakest is the CR-V at 61/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
Prologue91BUY22025202404
FCX Clarity90BUY12014201401
Civic CNG86BUY1201120111660
Fit EV82BUY2201420131725
CR-Z81BUY6201620116710
Civic Hybrid78BUY5201420121,5787
Crosstour78BUY42015201313813
Civic76BUY5201320121,61315
Clarity Plug-in76BUY320212019532
Element73BUY1201120111111
Fit71BUY8201620151,09251
HR-V70BUY10201720231,81032
Insight69CAUTION82014201933647
Ridgeline68CAUTION8202420251,21148
Accord67CAUTION14202420188,17971
Accord Crosstour67CAUTION1201120113046
Accord Hybrid67CAUTION11201720192,62934
CR-V Hybrid66CAUTION42022202168217
Passport66CAUTION72024201965337
Odyssey63CAUTION15201720184,77098
Pilot62CAUTION15201420196,37697
CR-V61CAUTION152012201910,02064

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Honda model we hold data for

Honda Accord15 model years indexedHonda Accord 2.0T Sport/Touring3 model years indexedHonda Accord Crosstour1 model years indexedHonda Accord Hybrid11 model years indexedHonda Accord Plug-in1 model years indexedHonda Accord Sport/Touring2 model years indexedHonda Accord Sport/Touring Hybrid5 model years indexedHonda CR-V15 model years indexedHonda CR-V Hybrid4 model years indexedHonda CR-V e-FCEV1 model years indexedHonda CR-Z6 model years indexedHonda Civic5 model years indexedHonda Civic 2Dr5 model years indexedHonda Civic 4Dr10 model years indexedHonda Civic 5Dr9 model years indexedHonda Civic 5Dr - Type R2 model years indexedHonda Civic 5Dr Sport2 model years indexedHonda Civic CNG1 model years indexedHonda Civic HF4 model years indexedHonda Civic Hybrid5 model years indexedHonda Civic Natural Gas4 model years indexedHonda Civic Si 2Dr2 model years indexedHonda Civic Si 4Dr2 model years indexedHonda Clarity EV3 model years indexedHonda Clarity FCV5 model years indexedHonda Clarity Plug-in4 model years indexedHonda Crosstour4 model years indexedHonda Element1 model years indexedHonda FCX Clarity1 model years indexedHonda Fit9 model years indexedHonda Fit EV2 model years indexedHonda HR-V10 model years indexedHonda Insight8 model years indexedHonda Odyssey15 model years indexedHonda Passport7 model years indexedHonda Pilot15 model years indexedHonda Pilot Touring/Elite/Black3 model years indexedHonda Pilot TrailSport4 model years indexedHonda Prologue2 model years indexedHonda Prologue Elite2 model years indexedHonda Ridgeline9 model years indexedHonda Ridgeline TrailSport2 model years indexedHonda Ridgeline Truck4 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04