Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-04 | 10V361000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 585 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear trailing arm attachment point to frame is rusting out and will cause the trailing arm to detatch from the frame. V… |
| 2025-07-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I had arrived home on 7/17/2025 and was sitting in my parked vehicle under my carport talking on the phone when I heard… |
| 2025-05-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Left rear trailing arm rusted right out of the mount while driving. I was driving about 10 mph off of a two-way stop,… |
| 2024-04-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My name is [XXX] and I am the owner of this vehicle. On [XXX] 2024, my daughter was driving this vehicle at approxima… |
| 2023-06-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | i have had real trouble recently getting my key out of the ignition switch - one time it took me 10 minutes, even tho i… |
| 2023-04-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I've been informed by my mechanic of excessive rust on the rear suspension. The car will not pass state inspection due … |
| 2022-11-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Drivers side rear trailing arm separated from chassis. This occurred while backing out of a parking spot causing the le… |
| 2021-09-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Honda Element. The contact stated that their mechanic had informed them that the vehicle was se… |
| 2018-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR A TRAILER WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE HAD THE HARNESS INSPECTED BY MY DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND… |
| 2018-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | INTERMITANT SHUDDERING AND LOSS OF POWER UNDER ACCELERATION. TROUBLE CODE P2646 |
| 2018-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 118,000 MILES THE ENGINE IN MY 2010 HONDA ELEMENT SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REMOV… |
| 2017-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" |
| 2017-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2010 HONDA ELEMENT SC AND IT HAS A VERY SPONGE LIKE BREAK PEDDLE. (HAPPENS STOPED OR DRIVING)IT WILL GO TO THE… |
| 2017-07-30 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND EVEN THOUGH TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED, LIGHT DOES NOT NOW TURN OFF. |
| 2016-12-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | AFTER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE FLOOR LATCH, IT WILL NOT RECONNECT, SO THE SEAT WILL N… |
| 2016-12-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED "TAKATA RECALL" A NOTICE FROM AUTO AIRBAG SETTLEMENT, SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 3207 PORTLAND, OR 9720… |
| 2016-09-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED… |
| 2016-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES VERY SPONGY, GOING ALMOST DOWN TO FLOOR, CAUSING A DANGEROUS INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY MY MEC… |
| 2015-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ELEMENT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND EXT… |
| 2015-05-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HONDA HAS BEEN NON RESPONSIVE TO NHTSA RECALL 14V-351. AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE WHICH SAID THE DEFECT COULD KI… |
| 2015-04-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ELEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR… |
| 2014-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN USING MY DIRECTIONALS THE HIGH BEAMS FLASH ON THEN OFF BY THEMSELVES. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. UNSAFE FOR OTHE… |
| 2014-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AT THIS TIME MY CAR HAS A RECALL ON ITS AIRBAG. RECENTLY I RECEIVED A LETTER TO CALL MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. IN CALLIN… |
| 2014-06-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | CRASH PUSHED CAR OFF THE ROAD. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. AIRBAGS HAD CRUDE CUT OUT CIRCLES AT THE END OF W… |
| 2014-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BOTH, INDEPENDENTLY, EXPERIENCED OUR HONDA ELEMENT REVVING ITS ENGINE AND SURGING FORWARD WHEN WE… |
| 2011-09-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | COMPLAINT ON A 2010 HONDA ELEMENT WRANGLER STOCK TIRES, THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. AT 11,000 MILES THE TIRES STARTED TO … |
| 2011-05-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I WAS MOWING MY LAWN WHEN THE LAWN-MOWER KICKED UP A SMALL (LESS THAN 1.5 CM DIAMETER) PEBBLE AND THREW IT INTO THE REA… |
| 2011-04-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I PURCHASE A HONDA ELEMENT 2010 FROM RAY HONDA ON STRASBOURG ON APRIL, TEST DRIVE IT AND THE BRAKE WENT DOWN TO FLOOR … |
| 2010-12-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | We have had to repair the front suspension parts the entire front suspension and steering component on our 2010 honda e… |
| 2010-03-08 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 2/27/10 PURCHASED NEW HONDA ELEMENT, DELIVERED WITH WINDSHIELD CHIPS, DEALER SUBCONTRACTED. NEW WINDSHIELD INSTALL & GA… |