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 $23,600, and its lowest point over the past year was $21,676. 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 owner appeal. The all-generations owner rating is 4.49/5 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 everyday usability 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 stronger rivals, and a back seat that some shoppers may find less comfortable. Even so, the HR-V’s mix of practicality, value, and familiar Honda character keeps it appealing for used buyers.

34.2% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Honda HR-V models reliable?

Owners across the lineup consistently praise the HR-V for comfort, practicality, and everyday usability, and expert coverage repeatedly points to Honda’s strong reliability reputation and well-rounded ownership experience. The model’s simple, easy-to-live-with character is a big part of why it remains a popular used choice.

• 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 generally tied more to age, mileage, and maintenance history than to the model’s core design.

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 with a 9-inch touchscreen
• 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 gets the new 9-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a wireless smartphone charger, Honda Sensing, and dark-tinted rear privacy glass.
• Sport: This trim adds a 17-inch black wheel design, six-speaker audio, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and a sportier look; it also gets Boost Blue paint.
• EX-L: The best-value trim adds leather seating with perforated surfaces and Z-pattern stitching, eight-speaker audio, front footwell lighting, silver steering wheel spokes, 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 2025, 2024, and 2023.

These higher-volume years tend to be popular because they give you the broadest mix of pricing, availability, and deal opportunities. They also sit close enough to the newest models to feel current while still offering more used-market value than brand-new inventory.

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

Most HR-V model years are moving lower year over year, which is good news if you’re shopping used and want prices to work in your favor. A couple of newer years are edging up slightly, but the overall pattern still points to softening prices across much of the lineup.

The 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2024 model years are holding steady, with prices close to flat year-over-year.

The 2016, 2024, 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 on every 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 −2.01% versus a year ago, and the 2025 model is at −2.24%.
• Deal availability: The 2026 model has 31.4% good and great deals, and the 2025 model has 35.2%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2025 model has the most listings at a current average price of $26,526. The Honda HR-V offers a practical cabin, useful cargo space, and an easygoing everyday character that make it a strong fit for commuting and family use.

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, 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 Honda HR-V is the second-cheapest vehicle in the automaker’s lineup.

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.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 6, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.