Used Honda HR-V for Sale nearPerry, IA

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 $23,540, and its lowest point over the past year was $21,671. Recently, prices have come down for the 2025 and 2026 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 a practical compact SUV with broad appeal and a well-earned reputation for everyday usefulness. The all-generations owner rating is 4.5/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the HR-V for its comfort, smooth ride, and spacious interior, and they also value its versatility and user-friendly features. Safety technology and overall value come up often as recurring strengths, especially for shoppers who want a small SUV that feels easy to live with.

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

The main tradeoffs are modest acceleration, fuel economy that trails some rivals, and a back seat that can feel less comfortable on longer drives. Even so, the HR-V remains appealing because it delivers a practical cabin, useful features, and a balanced ownership experience.

32.6% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Honda HR-V models reliable?

Owners consistently describe the Honda HR-V as comfortable, practical, and easy to live with, with strong praise for its smooth ride, spacious cabin, and everyday usability. Expert coverage also points to Honda’s reliability reputation and the model’s well-rounded ownership experience as recurring strengths.

• Owners rate the Honda HR-V between 4 and 4.7 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk is generally manageable, especially when you focus on well-kept examples with clean history reports and consistent maintenance.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 81.9% — 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
• Fuel efficiency: official EPA ratings say the HR-V will get 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 these trims:

• LX: The entry trim brings the 9-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a wireless smartphone charger, Honda Sensing, and dark-tinted rear privacy glass; it suits you if you want the simplest path into the newest HR-V.
• Sport: This trim adds a 17-inch black wheel design, six-speaker audio, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and the same wireless tech upgrades; it is the best-value choice if you want more convenience and safety equipment.
• EX-L: The top trim adds leather seating with perforated surfaces and Z-pattern stitching, eight-speaker audio, front footwell lighting, silver steering wheel spokes, and parking sensors with low-speed automatic braking; it suits you if you want the most upscale cabin.

What Honda HR-V do most buyers choose?

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

These higher-volume years tend to be the most popular used picks because they give you more inventory to compare and a strong mix of pricing and deal availability. They also sit close enough to the newest redesign to feel modern while still offering used-car savings.

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

Most HR-V model years are moving lower year over year, which can work in your favor if you’re shopping used. A few years are close to flat or slightly higher, showing that some versions are holding value better than others. Overall, the pattern points to a market where recent used HR-Vs are becoming a bit more approachable.

The 2016 and 2024 model years are holding steady, with prices close to flat year-over-year.

The 2024, 2016, and 2018 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Honda HR-V safe?

• 2026: 6/10
• 2023: 9/10
• 2021: 5/10
• 2018: 6/10
• 2016: 7/10

Honda Sensing is standard across all trims on the 2026 HR-V.

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 2026 model is at −2.16% versus a year ago, and the 2025 model is at −2.38%.
• Deal availability: The 2026 model has 32.6% good and great deals, and the 2025 model has 33.5%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2025 model has the most listings at a current average price of $26,260. The Honda HR-V offers a practical cabin with useful space and an easygoing, everyday character.

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.

If you're buying used today, the 2025 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for the next model year's inventory to build up.

How does the 2024 Honda HR-V compare to the 2024 Mazda CX-30?

Read our full side-by-side expert comparison here.

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