Best Honda Years to Buy by Model
The best Honda years to buy: the 2011 Accord, 2013 Civic, 2017 Odyssey, 2014 Pilot, 2012 Ridgeline, 2014 Fit and 2022 HR-V — the cleanest federal complaint records for each model. Years to skip include the 2018 CR-V and 2018 Accord. Based on 44,822 NHTSA owner complaints across 8 Honda models, rated model year by model year.
Source: NHTSA owner complaints, recall campaigns & service bulletins · Updated 2026-11-07 · By CarWhere Research · How we rate model years
Best Honda years, model by model
| Model | Best years | Years to skip | Years on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 2011 | 2008200920132014201820192020 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Honda CR-V | No standout year yet | 2015201720182019202120232024 | 19 (2007–2025) |
| Honda Civic | 2013 | 2008201620172018201920222023 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Honda Odyssey | 2017 | 2008201620182019202020222025 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Honda Pilot | 200820142015 | 2016201720182019202020212025 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Honda Ridgeline | 200920102011201220132014 | 2017201820192020202120222023 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Honda Fit | 20142019 | 201520162017 | 12 (2009–2020) |
| Honda HR-V | 20222025 | 201620192020 | 11 (2016–2026) |
Verdicts are each model’s own, rated against that model’s history; counts behind them are raw federal filings, not adjusted for sales volume.
The cleanest year for each Honda model
2011 Honda Accord: 295 NHTSA owner complaints on record · Best Accord years →
2013 Honda Civic: 324 NHTSA owner complaints on record · Best Civic years →
2017 Honda Odyssey: 38 NHTSA owner complaints on record · Best Odyssey years →
2014 Honda Pilot: 116 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2008, 2014 and 2015 · Best Pilot years →
2012 Honda Ridgeline: 24 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 · Best Ridgeline years →
2014 Honda Fit: 0 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2014 and 2019 · Best Fit years →
2022 Honda HR-V: 0 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2022 and 2025 · Best HR-V years →
Years to skip, in detail
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Honda years to buy?
By model: Accord 2011; Civic 2013; Odyssey 2017; Pilot 2008, 2014 and 2015; Ridgeline 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; Fit 2014 and 2019; HR-V 2022 and 2025. Each matches that model's own best-years page, built from NHTSA owner-complaint and recall records.
Which Honda years should I skip?
By model: Accord 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 and 2020; CR-V 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024; Civic 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023; Odyssey 2008, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2025; Pilot 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2025; Ridgeline 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; Fit 2015, 2016 and 2017; HR-V 2016, 2019 and 2020. The full breakdown is on the Honda years-to-avoid page.
How are the best Honda years chosen?
Each model year's NHTSA owner complaints are weighted for severity, converted to a rate per year on the road and compared with the rest of that model's own history; the lowest rates among years with enough road time earn "best". Models not yet scored that way are ranked by combined NHTSA complaint and manufacturer service-bulletin volume. Full method at /research/years-to-avoid/methodology.