New Honda HR-V for Sale nearWaterville, 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 $23,346, and its lowest point over the past year was $21,659. 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-car pick if you want a practical compact SUV with broad appeal. 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 roomy interior, and they also value its versatility for everyday use. Safety technology and user-friendly features come up often as strengths, and the model’s practical cabin layout is a recurring highlight.

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

The main trade-offs center on sluggish performance, poor fuel economy, and an uncomfortable back seat, especially in recent expert-tested years. Even so, the HR-V remains a sensible choice if you want a compact SUV that emphasizes comfort, space, and everyday usefulness.

35.7% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Honda HR-V models reliable?

Owners and experts consistently point to the HR-V’s comfort, practicality, and everyday usability as core strengths. Across the model years, it also earns praise for a smooth ride, roomy cabin, and the kind of versatility that makes it easy to live with.

• 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 tied more to condition, maintenance history, and model-year differences than to the HR-V’s basic formula.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 79.7% — 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 brings the 9-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless smartphone charging, and Honda Sensing; it suits you if you want the simplest way into the lineup.
• Sport: This trim adds a more distinctive look, a 17-inch black wheel design, six speakers, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and the best-value balance of equipment and price.
• EX-L: The top trim adds leather seating, perforated surfaces, Z-pattern stitching, eight speakers, 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 the most popular used picks because they give you the broadest selection and the strongest mix of pricing and deal availability. They also sit close enough to the current generation to deliver newer features while still offering used-car savings.

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

Most HR-V model years are trending lower year over year, which is good news if you’re shopping used. A few years are nearly flat or slightly higher, but the overall pattern still favors buyers looking for softer prices.

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

The 2016, 2024, and 2017 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 latest HR-V, bringing a broad suite of driver-assist 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 2026 model is at −1.16% versus a year ago, and the 2025 model is at −2.4%.
• Deal availability: The 2026 model has 36.2% good and great deals, and the 2025 model has 37.2%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2025 model has the most listings at a current average price of $25,844. The Honda HR-V offers a practical cabin, a comfortable ride, and the kind of everyday versatility that makes 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.

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 November 10, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.