Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-16 | 05E035000 |
EQUIPMENT | 14,967 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle began to tilt side… |
| 2025-01-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag in drivers seat deployed when I shut rear door. Car was running at the time. |
| 2024-08-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. The contact stated while inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the re… |
| 2024-03-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Rear unibody rust through allowing the drivers side rear trailing arm to become detached. Pulling up to stop sign very … |
| 2024-01-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The left rear control arm pulled out of the subframe and floor panel and hit the pavement facing forward, the direction… |
| 2023-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Defect where rear controller arm connects to frame is rusted out. This would cause the rear tires to fall off. The res… |
| 2023-03-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and making a right turn, the rear driver… |
| 2023-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vtec oil pressure switch low voltage threw a code so I replaced entire mechanism, I don't know the name buy removed wir… |
| 2023-01-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I have a 2005 Honda Element, undercarriage and suspension components have severe rust. I tried to get an inspection fro… |
| 2021-11-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I was driving and all of a sudden vehicle became hard to control. I got it stopped and noticed drivers side rear tire w… |
| 2021-11-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I was driving and left rear trail arm connecting wheel to frame broke loose. upon inspection I noticed the frame was so… |
| 2021-04-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2005 Honda Element. The contact stated that while his vehicle was parked in a parking lot, the vehi… |
| 2021-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2005 HONDA ELEMENT CONSTANTLY DISPLAY AIRBAG OFF, WHEN IT'S INACCURATE, DASHBOARD LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. THERE'S SOME K… |
| 2020-12-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG STAYS ON EVEN AFTER A THE LEFT AIR BAG ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING FRONT END WHICH IS W… |
| 2020-10-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AROUND 30 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED THAT SOMETHING HIT MY LEFT ARM. I LOOKE… |
| 2020-09-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IN A PARKING LOT MOVING SLOWLY. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. THE AIR BAG ON THE REAR OF THE PASSANGER SEAT DEPLOYED. … |
| 2020-04-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PURCHASED FROM PRIVATE SELLER. ADVERTISED AS 2005, WITH 55,000 MILES, 4WD, ONE OWNER, NO ACCIDENTS. SELLER PROVIDED F… |
| 2020-04-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE UNDERBODY FRAME IS RUSTED SEVERELY CAUSING LEFT REAR WHEEL TO BE LOOSE MAKING IT UNFIT TO DRIVE AS IS. DUE TO THE S… |
| 2020-02-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Having rust issue with my 2005 Honda Element causing steering and handling issues Unsafe to drive per my mechanic Thi… |
| 2019-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG REPLACED AROUND AUG. 1, 2016. I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AS IT RATTLES INSIDE THE DASHBOA… |
| 2019-02-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED AT GAS PUMP. WHENEVER THE GAS TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY BY AUTO-SHUT OFF … |
| 2018-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED… |
| 2018-12-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 HONDA ELEMENT AROUND 50MPH AND HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AND THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG. AFTER… |
| 2018-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | REPEATED (7 SHOP VISITS) ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE SRS (AIRBAG) INDICATOR ACTIVATING. TWO SEAT BELT CLASP REPLACEMENTS, I CA… |
| 2018-10-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGJHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED CAR. |
| 2018-05-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE COUNTY ROAD AT 60 MPH AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND … |
| 2018-04-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOMETIMES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLAMS HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR INTO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO L… |
| 2017-10-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GLARE FROM THE SUN IMPAIRED THE CONTACT'S VISION. … |
| 2017-10-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TURNED ON VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN FIRST GEAR AND WAS GOOD AND SEMICONDUCTORS THEN NOTICE GOT STUCK IN GEAR AND WOULDN'T C… |
| 2017-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE DASHBOARD. A FIRE… |
| 2017-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. AFTER THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROXIM… |
| 2017-08-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I CONTACTED HONDA, AFTER OF SOME STRUGGLES THEY SET ME AN APT, AT 1ST THEY TOLD ME IS A FREE RECALL, THEN THEY CALLED M… |
| 2017-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AI… |
| 2017-07-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A LOUD BOOMING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT A… |
| 2017-02-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I GET A DTC 4-1 CODE FOR OPEN OR INCREASED RESISTANCE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONER. THE SEAT BELT IS LOOSE AN… |
| 2017-01-11 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH EVERY SIN… |
| 2016-12-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN DECELERATING AT A STOP LIGHT OR AT A STOP SIGN AND/OR WHEN PERFORMING A… |
| 2016-10-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY DID NOT FIT INTO THE IGNITION WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2016-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL HELLO, AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE FOR THE TAKATA RECALL FOR THE THIRD TIME ON 9/3. THE SRS SENSOR LIGHT C… |
| 2016-07-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: … |
| 2016-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA ,NHTSA RECALL 16V-344. DATED JUNE 2016 I CALLED HENDRICK HONDA IN BRADENTON,FLOR… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR B… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-05-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT MAJOR HI WAY, MOVING 60 MPH, DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYS FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED… |
| 2016-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-02-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS COLLAPSED… |