59 complaints reported

2023 Honda HR-V Steering

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
59
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2025 Crash Injury

The contact owned a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to travel through a bend in the road, the steering wheel locked. As a result, the contact was unable to turn, lost control of the vehicle, and left the roadway, only coming to a complete stop after colliding with the center road barrier. The air bags did not deploy. No warning lights were illuminated. Both front and rear driver-side tires were damaged and out of place due to the crash. The vehicle was towed to a storage facility and deemed a total loss by the contact's insurance provider. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V744000 (Steering); the VIN was included however not serviced for the recall remedy. A police report was not filed, and injuries were reported. The contact transported herself to the hospital the next day and was treated for a nondescript injury to her right hand. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2025
Aug 2025

The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, after making a turn to the right or the left, the steering wheel failed to return to center as intended. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired at the local dealer under an unknown recall; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2025
Dec 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V744000(Steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2024
Dec 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Honda CR-V. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V744000 (STEERING); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2024
Dec 2024

The steering wheel "sticks". Lane control is off and when driving and making any slight adjustments or beginning to turn, you have to break a slight sticking of the wheel. When stopped the steering wheel does not stick

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2023
Dec 2024

While driving the vehicle at any speed, the steering wheel sticks when trying to make even the slightest movement. No warning lamps or malfunction codes appear on the instrument panel when this is happening. Additional effort is needed by the driver to overcome the sticking behavior. I took the vehicle my local Honda dealer in Selma, TX and they were able to replicate the problem. They recommended replacing the EPS gear box (rack and pinion) however the part is on critical backorder with American Honda. No timeframe is currently available on the availability of this part. The vehicle is driven by daughter and I am very concerned that this issue could cause her to lose control of the vehicle causing injury to her and other drivers around her. At the dealership I was advised to call American Honda because there is nothing they can do. I will be calling the manufacturer to report this issue and find out if a replacement vehicle can be provided and if not then perhaps a loaner while the vehicle is repaired. I would recommend creating a recall for this safety issue. I have read in various online forums that this is common issue with this vehicle.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2024
Dec 2024

The vehicle steering is sticking. The power steering rack is sticking when turning the wheel in either direction. Safety is compromised because steering is not easy. The dealer confirmed this problem and recommended replacement of the electric power steering rack after they found the same issue.no warning lamps. The dealer said part is on backorder until April and indicated I should take the car home, which I declined. They provided a loaner car after I insisted the car was unsafe.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2023
Nov 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V744000 (Steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated several local dealers and Rohrich Honda (5121 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224) were contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2024
Sep 2024

Sticky steering wheel movement on high speeds and slight turns on road. When the steering wheel is resting in center. And time comes to turn it slightly. The steering wheel feels very resistive. Once overcome the resistance, the steering wheel is soft to turn again. This made my car go out of lane once and once corrected made it over correct. Dangerous situation.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2024
Aug 2024

While driving the steering wheel is sticking. When you correct it it almost makes the car swerve. 8k miles on this vehicles and many of same complaints.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2024
Aug 2024

We purchased this HR-V last year for my son. He has been driving it back and forth to school at a max of 35mph most of the time. We had to drive to Birmingham and probably the first time actually at speeds of 55mph or more. The steering didn't feel right. it seemed as if it was sticking in it's current position and took more effort to turn it, When it would finally turn it felt like it would ratchet over. I watched it carefully throughout the drive. When we got home, I took the vehicle in to the dealer for its first service, to accomplish a safety recall on the seat belts and asked them to look at the steering as well. It appears that this vehicle was having the same failure of the steering gearbox that has affected Civic, CR-V and Acura Integra models prompting a recall. And in fact, as we are waiting for the dealer to repair this vehicle with less than 4000 miles, they confirmed this gearbox is not available because it is the same gearbox as those models use. My concern is that this problem is affecting this model of vehicle as well, and probably any vehicle that has this same part.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2023
Jul 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at approximate 65 MPH, the steering wheel was jerking and was sticking. The contact stated that her husband had to forcibly hold the steering wheel. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that when the failure first occurred, the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for a diagnostic test or repair. The contact thought that the failure was related to the Lane Keep Assist feature; however, the failure persisted, and the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the cause of the failure was not diagnosed due to the diagnostic test cost; however, the contact had the technician check all the safety features to be sure the features were operating correctly. The vehicle was then taken to Bud Clary Honda of Moses Lake (1200 S Pioneer Way suite a, Moses Lake, WA 98837) where the failure was diagnosed as an EPS gear box malfunction. The contact was informed that the EPS gear box needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was not repaired because the part was on backorder. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2022
Jul 2024

Sticky Steering. Steering wheel provides resistance when turned and causes sudden jerky changes in direction of travel. Even though direction change is minimal it causes constant steering wheel adjustment. The symptom occurs at all speeds from a slow roll to highway speeds. Vehicle has 10,890 miles on it.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2024
Jun 2024

The steering rack and pinion need to be replaced. It was inspected by a Honda dealership that confirmed this system failed and it is deemed unsafe to drive. The dealership is holding the car and said it cannot be released back to me without signing a release that the car is unsafe to drive. There were no warning lights. The steering wheel progressively began to stick more when I drove, especially at high speeds on the highway. I had to manually turn the wheel back and struggled to hold it in place when driving straight. This started around early- mid May. Car was brought to the dealer on 6/15 and has been held there since then.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2024
Jun 2024

There are issues with the steering. While driving on highways the steering becomes a little sticky and jerks the vehicle. This also happens on city streets just not as bad.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2024
May 2024

So my 2023 Honda HR-V is experiencing jerky steering. Today, it jerked so hard as I was turning a curve & it almost ran me into a concrete wall.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2024
May 2024

I purchased the Honda HRV Sport in February 2023. Have accumulated only 4,000 miles since mostly on city streets. whenever I drive my HRV over 5 miles at 45 or 35 miles per hour, the steering wheel intermittently wants to turn right or left and requires more force to counteract than the lane keeping assist. I thought it was the lane keep assist function that was malfunctioning without giving a warning and turned it of. That did not fix the problem. It continues to occur intermittently. The dealer was not able to duplicate.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2024
Apr 2024

The steering wheel keeps clicking, feels stiff, and hard to move while driving. I felt unsafe driving my vehicle so I took it to the dealership and they said my steering gear box was the problem. The dealership said there weren't any recalls for the steering gear box and that there was 6 other 2023 honda hrv with the same problem. They said they could order a part for $3000 but because the part is on back order they don't know when my car will be fixed. No warning lights came on.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2024
Apr 2024

This vehicle was purchased new, (03/03/2023). At 5,460 miles (10/23/2023) returned to the dealership with steering complaint. Steering is sticky and seems to lock up at highway speeds. In order to turn the steering wheel when this happens you must apply additional pressure left or right to move the steering wheel pasted this condition which could cause an oversteer situation at higher speeds. Dealership test drove vehicle and was unable to duplicate condition. Vehicle now has 8,973 miles and condition is still present!! There are no warning lamps or messages to indicate referenced problem. Vehicle is available for any inspection to verify .

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2023
Apr 2024

Steering sticks, which has to be overcome causing the steering wheel to jerk resulting in over-correction, especially at highway speeds (with and without LKAS activated). Steering does not feel centered.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2023
Mar 2024

Steering on my 2023 Honda hrv sport is trouble. While driving the car it pulls to the left and you have to hold the steering wheel tight with two hands to keep for having an accident. Honda dealer won’t fix the problem

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2023
Mar 2024

steering is very sticky electric steering box problem

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2024
Mar 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V744000 (Steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2024
Feb 2024

While driving on the highway, the steering becomes sticky (even with the lane assist off). The steering does not turn back and forth smoothly. It will get stuck in a position, and then release. This has made it nearly impossible to maintain a straight drive path without constantly readjusting the steering wheel. The car shows no maintenance or warning indicators. I feel this is a risk for me and my passengers as well as other drivers. Additionally, this is not a random occurrence; it happens every time I drive the vehicle.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2024
Jan 2024

We bought this 2023 HR-V on December 31, 2023 and it currently has 14,343 on the odometer. About 5,000 miles ago (roughly) we started noticing that the steering feels "sticky" even with the lane assist feature disabled. It is especially noticeable around corners, but it happens at slower speeds as well as faster speeds. It doesn't prevent us from turning the steering wheel and keeping the car centered in the lane, but it does take more effort than normal.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 HONDA HR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2023

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Quick Summary

The 2023 Honda HR-V has 59 Steering complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.