What is PainRank™?

PainRank™ is a scoring system by CarComplaints.com that uses relative complaint analysis to determine which vehicles suffer the most defects. It's more than just complaint volume as the score also considers the average cost of repairs, the mileage at failure, the age of the vehicle, among other factors.

Bottom line: the higher the score, the more painful it is to own.

Least Reliable Honda Models

Honda models have an average PainRank™ of 13.43.

RankModelComplaintsScore
24thAccord12,26174.91
23rdCivic6,46565.89
22ndOdyssey2,75034.97
21stCR-V3,04734.52
20thPilot1,41826.53
19thFit46923.59
18thRidgeline26619.87
17thHR-V8217.3
16thElement17510.99
15thCivic Hybrid27510.43
14thInsight1529.47
13thClarity Plug-In Hybrid158.76
12thAccord Crosstour638.72
11thCrosstour558.35
10thAccord Hybrid826.07
9thCivic Hatchback204.9
8thPrelude483.59
7thPassport712.49
6thCR-Z152.4
5thS2000150.59
4thFit EV30.58
3rdDel Sol40.43
2ndAccord Plug-in Hybrid10.42
1stClarity Electric10.31
N/ACR-V Hybrid0N/A
N/AClarity Fuel Cell0N/A
N/AFCX Clarity0N/A
N/ACRX1N/A

Least Reliable Honda Generations

Honda generations have an average PainRank™ of 13.52.

RankModelComplaintsScore
58th7th Generation Accord (2003-2007)3,10684.85
57th6th Generation Accord (1998-2002)2,85461.82
56th7th Generation Civic (2001-2005)2,27556.11
55th8th Generation Civic (2006-2011)2,94851.64
54th9th Generation Accord (2013-2017)1,34149.34
53rd8th Generation Accord (2008-2012)4,36545.25
52nd3rd Generation CR-V (2007-2011)77439.36
51st4th Generation CR-V (2012-2016)1,23834.7
50th9th Generation Civic (2012-2015)44333.22
49th2nd Generation Odyssey (1999-2004)95031.96
48th3rd Generation Odyssey (2005-2010)1,26131.32
47th10th Generation Civic (2016-2020)47127.22
46th2nd Generation CR-V (2002-2006)42724.58
45th1st Generation Pilot (2003-2008)66322.88
44th2nd Generation Pilot (2009-2015)54821.64
43rd5th Generation CR-V (2017-2020)48121.19
42nd1st Generation Fit (2007-2008)10619.85
41st4th Generation Odyssey (2011-2017)47818.06
40th10th Generation Accord (2018-2020)20117.2
39th3rd Generation Pilot (2016-2020)20713.3
38th3rd Generation Fit (2015-2019)17112.68
37th2nd Generation Fit (2009-2014)19211.16
36th1st Generation Civic Hybrid (2003-2005)9810.61
35th6th Generation Civic (1996-2000)24710.07
34th5th Generation Odyssey (2018-2020)488.88
33rd5th Generation Accord (1994-1997)1908.76
32nd1st Generation CR-V (1997-2001)1248.75
31st1st Generation Ridgeline (2006-2014)2078.71
30th2nd Generation Civic Hybrid (2006-2011)1668.59
29th1st Generation Accord Crosstour (2010-2011)667.98
28th2nd Generation Accord Hybrid (2014-2017)427.91
27th2nd Generation Ridgeline (2017-2020)597.64
26th2nd Generation HR-V (2015-2020)827.12
25th2nd Generation Insight (2010-2014)1496.75
24th1st Generation Element (2003-2011)1756.54
23rd1st Generation Crosstour (2012-2015)555.95
22nd4th Generation Accord (1990-1993)1944.39
21st1st Generation Civic Hatchback (2017-2019)203.74
20th1st Generation Clarity Plug-In Hybrid (2018-2020)153.31
19th2nd Generation Passport (1998-2002)472.75
18th4th Generation Civic (1988-1991)342.59
17th1st Generation Accord Hybrid (2005-2007)262.56
16th5th Generation Civic (1992-1995)522.41
15th3rd Generation Accord Hybrid (2018-2020)142.21
14th3rd Generation Civic Hybrid (2012-2015)101.78
13th4th Generation Prelude (1992-1996)311.52
12th1st Generation Passport (1994-1997)241.44
11th5th Generation Prelude (1997-2001)131.14
10th1st Generation CR-Z (2011-2016)151.06
9th3rd Generation Insight (2019-2020)30.64
8th3rd Generation Prelude (1989-1991)80.62
7th1st Generation Odyssey (1995-1998)130.61
6th1st Generation Fit EV (2013-2014)30.54
5th1st Generation S2000 (2000-2003)70.43
4th2nd Generation S2000 (2004-2009)80.42
3rd9th Generation Accord Plug-in Hybrid (2014-2015)10.42
2nd1st Generation Clarity Electric (2018-2019)10.31
1st1st Generation Del Sol (1993-1997)40.3
N/A2nd Generation CRX (1988-1991)4N/A
N/A1st Generation Insight (2000-2006)0N/A
N/A1st Generation FCX Clarity (2008-2014)0N/A
N/A1st Generation Clarity Fuel Cell (2017-2020)0N/A
N/A4th Generation Fit (2020-2020)0N/A
N/A3rd Generation Passport (2019-2020)0N/A
N/A5th Generation CR-V Hybrid (2020-2020)0N/A

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