Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-05 | 10V364000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 551,498 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | my control arm mount and frame of my element is rusted out, it is an ongoing problem with the honda element as i am see… |
| 2025-06-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Trailing arm mount rotting out from rust |
| 2025-06-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | Just like the same era's Honda CR-V (the Honda Element's sibling car with many of the same components), the undercarria… |
| 2024-07-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | On 722 2024 dealer try to replace a defective seatbelt buckle could not do the repair could not get a replacement from … |
| 2024-07-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The trailer arm rusted at the mount. I was told it was not safe to drive. I have learned that this is a common proble… |
| 2024-05-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The rear left trailing arm mounting point is completely corroded through, making the car unsafe to drive. If it were to… |
| 2024-05-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ● The area of the body that serves as the forward mounting point for the rear driver-side trailing arm has completely r… |
| 2024-05-02 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I'm am told the component that failed is the "lower control arm." The vehicle is available for inspection. At the onse… |
| 2024-02-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | There is a corrosion recall on 2003-2014 Honda elements in Canada because, from salted roads, the frame rusts and extre… |
| 2024-01-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Drivers side rear control arm mount is almost none distant from rust. The subframe is almost gone and there is tons of … |
| 2023-10-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle exper… |
| 2023-08-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | the left rear trailing arm separated from the body causing the wheel to turn outward and stop moving. |
| 2023-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The rear driver’s side trailing arm, which connects to the frame and body of the car, is rusted out to the point where … |
| 2023-05-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | While driving down a city street, heard a very loud crack/bang, and lost control of the vehicle. Fortunately I was goin… |
| 2023-05-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the rear trailing arm detached from the… |
| 2023-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My air conditioner went out and I was going to put car in reverse to see if the fans were working. When I put the key i… |
| 2023-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The fuel filler neck has rusted through. If pumping gas into the vehicle, gasoline runs onto the ground by the rear ti… |
| 2023-02-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I drive a 2004 Honda Element and on Friday 2/3/23 I was in a car accident where I t-boned a car going 25 mph and my air… |
| 2022-08-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Excessive corrosion rear suspension near control arm. Honda has already issued a recall in Canada. I was unaware of thi… |
| 2021-11-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated that after the vehicle was shifted into park(P), the vehicle … |
| 2021-10-29 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | The contact owns a Kids Embrace Buzz Lightyear 2-in-1 Harness Booster Car Seat. Neither the model number nor the manufa… |
| 2021-09-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | air bag light stays on |
| 2021-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | While driving in the freeway; the low beam lights went out and would no longer work. For visibility purposes, I was for… |
| 2021-04-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Honda Element. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to repair under the … |
| 2020-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES KEEP GRINDING AND SQUEALING. HAVE REPAIRED BRAKES AND MECHANISM ASSOCIATED WITH IT A TOTAL FOR FOUR TIMES. REAR … |
| 2020-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | CAR WAS PARKED IN A PULLOUT ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY. SLAMMING REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUSED DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG DEPL… |
| 2019-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OR OUT OF PARK POSITION IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED.ALSO WHILE IN PARK EITH SWITCH IN ON PODSITION THE IG… |
| 2019-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND NOT INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, EXCEP… |
| 2019-07-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | KEY IN DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT TURN. IT GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK . I HAVE TO INSERT, REMOVE AND RE-INSERT MA… |
| 2019-06-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS AT 3000RPM |
| 2019-01-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED… |
| 2019-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH AND SWITCHING LANES WHEN MY SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY SEAT IS RIPPED. IT HIT… |
| 2018-10-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SRS WARNING LIGHT. DEALERSHIPS TRYING TO CHARGE $110 TO DIAGNOSE. SHOULDN'T HONDA PAY FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. WE HAVE … |
| 2018-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUM… |
| 2018-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMIN… |
| 2018-06-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | OWNER WAS DRIVING FOR ROUGHLY 30 MINUTES WHEN SHE STOPPED FOR GAS AND AFTER RESTARTING CAR NEITHER ONE OF HER HEADLIGHT… |
| 2018-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2004 HONDA ELEMENT AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF STAYS ON CONSTANTLY HONDA REFUSES TO FIX WITHOUT COSTING ME MORE MONEY … |
| 2018-02-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE … |
| 2018-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF |
| 2017-12-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL " I WAS IN A WRECK HIT A CAR FROM BEHIND AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT WAS ALSO SENT A LETTER IN THE MAI… |
| 2017-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE KEY F… |
| 2017-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE,SIDE AIRBAG (THE DRIVER SEAT) DEPLOYED FOR NO R… |
| 2017-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2004 ELEMENT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY. I HAD IT SERVICED BY A MECHANIC WITH SET BELT REPLACEMENT. DID NOT… |
| 2017-05-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM A DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO+. DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT ALWAYS ROCKED SLIGHTLY AND TODAY I W… |
| 2017-05-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SRS LIGHT ON TOOK CAR FOR RECALL ON AIR BAG SRS LIGHT WENT OFF AND NOW IT ON AND WANT GO OFF. |
| 2017-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT ON. HONDA DEALER WANTS $$ TO DIAGNOSE, BUT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. |
| 2017-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED AT ITS TERMINAL WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH RESULTING IN THE RANDOM … |
| 2017-01-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT EXTINGUISH AT APPROXIMATELY 145000 MILES. IT… |
| 2017-01-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BA… |
| 2016-12-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT KEEPS APPEARING AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER IN VA BCH TWO TIMES. |