MYRModel Year Report

Honda Element — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2003, 2004 · Best bets: 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Honda Element Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2011 highlighted. 2003: 423 complaints 2003 2004: 281 complaints 2005: 157 complaints 2005 2006: 121 complaints 2007: 112 complaints 2007 2008: 110 complaints 2009: 29 complaints 2009 2010: 30 complaints 2011: 11 complaints 2011
2011: 11 complaints
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YearComplaints
2003423
2004281
2005157
2006121
2007112
2008110
200929
201030
201111

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2011 Not enough data 11 Only 11 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2010 Recommended 30 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2009 Not enough data 29 Only 29 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2008 Recommended 110 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2007 Recommended 112 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2006 Recommended 121 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2005 Caution 157 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2004 Avoid 281 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2003 Avoid 423 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.