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 $23,590, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $21,673 over the past year.

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 earns strong marks from owners across the lineup, and its all-generations user rating is 4.49/5.

The Honda HR-V stands out for comfort, a smooth ride, and practical interior space. Owners also consistently praise its versatility, user-friendly features, and strong value for the money.

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

The main trade-offs are sluggish performance, poor fuel economy, and an uncomfortable back seat, especially in recent expert-tested models.

31.9% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Honda HR-V models reliable?

Owners consistently praise the Honda HR-V for its comfort, smooth ride, practicality, and value. Expert reviews also reinforce its reputation for everyday usability and well-rounded appeal.

• 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, long-term ownership risk is best managed by checking maintenance history carefully, especially on older examples.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 81.1% — 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: 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 way into the lineup.
• Sport: This trim adds a 17-inch black wheel design, six-speaker audio, Boost Blue paint, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and the same wireless tech suite. It is the best-value choice if you want more style and added convenience.
• 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, gray upholstery and trim availability, parking sensors with low-speed automatic braking, and the most upscale cabin presentation.

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 easiest places to shop because you get more inventory to compare and more chances to find the right color, trim, and price. They also tend to attract buyers who want newer features without moving all the way to the newest model year.

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

Most model years are moving lower year over year, which is helpful if you want to buy used and let someone else absorb the biggest price drop. A few years are close to flat or slightly higher, showing that some HR-Vs continue to command steady demand. Overall, the pattern points to a market where newer used examples are easing a bit while older ones remain relatively stable.

The 2016, 2018, and 2024 model years are holding steady, with prices close to flat year-over-year.

The 2017, 2024, and 2016 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
• 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 2025 model is at −2.0% versus a year ago, and the 2023 model is at −3.48%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 32.9% good and great deals, and the 2023 model has 32.6%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $25,849. The Honda HR-V offers a practical, spacious cabin that makes everyday driving and cargo hauling easy.

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, and 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.
• 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, and the infotainment system now includes wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
• Safety: Honda equips every HR-V with Honda Sensing, a collection of driver-assistive features, and the automaker reserves a blind-spot monitoring system with rear cross-traffic alert for the Sport and EX-L trim levels.
• Starting price: The 2026 HR-V trim levels include LX, Sport, and EX-L, with pricing ranging from $27,650 to $31,500.

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 the next model year's inventory to build up.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from September 11, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.