How much does the Honda HR-V cost in today's market?

Used Honda HR-V prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Honda HR-V's current nationwide average price is $23,491, and its year-round low is $21,675.89. That puts the model in a fairly accessible range for shoppers comparing used compact SUVs, with newer years commanding higher prices and older years opening up more budget-friendly options.

Recently, prices have come down for the 2023 and 2025 models, making now a good time to shop recent model years.

Is the Honda HR-V a good car?

Yes — the Honda HR-V is a strong used pick if you want comfort, practicality, and everyday usability. The all-generations owner rating is 4.49/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the HR-V for its comfortable ride, spacious interior, and useful versatility. Reviewers also repeatedly highlight its fuel efficiency and safety features, along with the easy-to-use tech that makes it a friendly daily driver for families and commuters.

Expert reviews rate the 2023 and 2016 models among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs are the HR-V’s sluggish acceleration, weaker fuel economy in some newer expert-tested years, and an uncomfortable back seat. Those are the kinds of compromises you accept when you prioritize practicality, comfort, and value over quick performance.

32.2% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Honda HR-V models reliable?

Owners and experts consistently point to the Honda HR-V’s comfort, practicality, and easy-to-live-with character. Across the model years in the data, it also earns praise for its smooth ride, spacious cabin, and user-friendly setup.

• Owners rate the Honda HR-V between 4.0 and 4.73 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, the long-term ownership picture looks strongest when you choose a well-maintained example with a clean history and a careful service record.

What should I look for when buying a used Honda HR-V?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 81.2% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2023 models.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: Honda Sensing
• Infotainment: wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with a 9-inch touchscreen
• Fuel efficiency: 28 mpg in combined city and highway driving with front-wheel drive (FWD) or 27 mpg combined with AWD

Which Honda HR-V trim should I buy?

The 2026 Honda HR-V offers...

• LX: The entry trim gives you the updated 9-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a wireless smartphone charger, Honda Sensing, and dark-tinted rear privacy glass, making it the best-value starting point if you want the newest tech and core safety features.
• Sport: This trim adds a 17-inch black wheel design, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and six-speaker audio, so it suits you if you want a little more style and added driver-assist coverage.
• EX-L: The top trim brings genuine leather seating, perforated surfaces, Z-pattern stitching, front footwell lighting, silver steering wheel spokes, eight-speaker audio, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and front and rear parking sensors with low-speed automatic braking, making it the most upscale choice.

What Honda HR-V do most buyers choose?

The Honda HR-V years with the most listings are 2024, 2025, and 2023.

Those higher-volume years tend to be the most popular because they give you a strong mix of availability, newer features, and pricing that still sits below brand-new inventory. They also make it easier to compare multiple listings and find the right trim and condition for your budget.

What is the Honda HR-V's resale value?

Most model years in this set are moving lower year over year, which is good news if you’re shopping used and want more room to negotiate. A few years are essentially flat or slightly higher, showing that some HR-Vs are still holding value well. Overall, the pattern favors buyers who want a practical crossover with prices that have softened in several recent model years.

The 2018 and 2024 model years are holding steady, with prices close to flat year-over-year.

The 2017, 2016, and 2018 model years have held their value best, with prices flat to rising year-over-year.

Is the Honda HR-V safe?

• 2026: 6/10
• 2023: 9/10
• 2018: 6/10
• 2016: 7/10

Honda equips every HR-V with Honda Sensing, a collection of driver-assistive features.

For the safest used buy, the 2023 model posts the highest confirmed score of 9/10.

Should I buy a used Honda HR-V now or wait for the next model?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −1.64% versus a year ago, and the 2023 model is at −2.6%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 32.5% good and great deals, and the 2023 model has 32.2%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $25,940. The Honda HR-V offers a comfortable ride, roomy cabin space, and practical everyday versatility that make it easy to live with.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: Honda installs a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine under the HR-V’s hood. It produces 158 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 138 pound-feet of torque at 4,200 rpm in a vehicle that weighs up to 3,336 pounds.
• Tech: For 2026, Honda increased the standard touchscreen size from 7 to 9 inches and installed a faster processor to make the screen more responsive to inputs. Additionally, the infotainment system now includes wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and every HR-V features a wireless smartphone charger.
• Safety: Honda equips every HR-V with Honda Sensing, a collection of driver-assistive features. They include forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane-keeping assist, lane-centering assist, adaptive cruise control, traffic jam assist, and automatic high-beam headlights.
• Starting price: Pricing ranges from $27,650 to $31,500, including a $1,450 destination charge, and adding AWD incurs a $1,500 upcharge.

If you're buying used today, the 2024 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for 2028 inventory to mature.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from August 21, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.