Our opinion on the Honda HR-V
The Honda HR-V is a worthwhile option for buyers wanting a compact SUV that delivers great fuel economy and a useful amount of passenger space. It’s quite handsome, too, and an extensive list of standard safety kit and decent on-board tech further enhances its family car credentials. However, it’s more expensive than many of its closest rivals, and it has a relatively small boot for the class. Ultimately, it performs the basics well, but doesn’t do enough to outshine the best in a highly competitive section of the market.
About the Honda HR-V
The Honda HR-V is now in its third generation, although you might struggle to remember the last version of this Japanese crossover. Yes, the old model was smart enough, with useful practicality and generous standard kit, but it suffered from a level of anonymity that never really allowed it to become a big hit with buyers.
Honda has got the basics right with its latest HR-V: the exterior looks subtly stylish, while a peek inside reveals a simple and well-executed cabin design, with good build quality and a pleasing material fit and finish.
Elegance, Advance, Advance Style and Advance Style Plus make up the available trim levels, and buyers won’t have to spend any time wrangling over what power option to go for, because the HR-V is offered solely with a 1.5 i-MMD (Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) full hybrid set-up. All models are front-wheel drive only, so there’s nothing to fret about there, either.
