2023 Honda HR-V · symptom sheet
Windshield cracks or distorts
- 322owner reports
- 12,057median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jul 13, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
421 of the 686 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 322 of those describe windshield. Only rear window shattering is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 322 reports
Windshield on other HR-V years
No other HR-V model year has enough reports of windshield for a sheet of its own. See every HR-V year.
What this problem usually is
Many windshield complaints are about cracks owners can't explain: a line that starts at the edge of the glass, or a small chip that spreads. Nearly one in five of these complaints mentions it happening again or a second windshield.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (321 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2023 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 8,303 and 18,000 miles, from the 53 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2023 Honda HR-V that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Under certain conditions, affected vehicles may experience the rear window glass cracking or breaking, with no impact, while driving or parked.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023 HR-Vs with a customer complaint of rear windshield shattering.
What owners wrote
“While in park at a drive thru we heard a loud bang. The rear windshield shattered. No foreign objects could be located and people around the vehicle did not witness anything hitting the car. Contents of the car were searched and no reason for the window to shatter was found.”
Filed Jul 31, 2023
“My wife was sitting in the car at the deli, and the rear glass exploded. She thought it was a gunshot. She ducked down and called 911.”
Filed Jul 27, 2023
“Rear window on the trunk randomly shattered and cracked. My husband was driving home from work and heard a loud POP and the glass cracked. The smallest movements of the car is making it crack more. Canât get in touch with Honda because it is a Sunday. A headache!”
Filed Jul 23, 2023
“Rear windshield shattered out of nowhere while driving. No rock or item of any kind was found inside the vehicle.”
Filed Jul 4, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 322 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Rear window shatters or explodes 475 reports
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 59 reports