Vehicle report

2005 HONDA ELEMENT

Reported problems

159 complaints · median 70000 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS55
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12
SEATS12
SUSPENSION12
POWER TRAIN7
SEAT BELTS7
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD7
STEERING6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
STRUCTURE:BODY5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE4
ENGINE4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM2
SERVICE BRAKES2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR2
VISIBILITY2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
EQUIPMENT1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR1
STEERING:COLUMN1
STRUCTURE1
SUSPENSION:REAR1
TIRES1
TIRES:MARKINGS1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VISIBILITY/WIPER1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.