Honda Element
Registered from 2003 to 2011.
About this model
The Honda Element is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Honda and marketed in North America over a single generation for model years 2003–2011, and noted for its boxy exterior styling with bi-parting side doors and its boxy, flexible interior layout.
From the Wikipedia article Honda Element, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★☆☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 166 hp · 1623 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2010 | 166 hp · 1623 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1535 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1535 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1631 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1631 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2005 | 1631 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1631 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1631 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.
Air in brake system
Engineering analysis, opened October 2009, closed May 2010.
Ignition Shift Interlock
Engineering analysis, opened January 2009, closed October 2010.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Honda filed 45 bulletins about the 2011 Element.
- Air bags: 37
- Equipment: 4
- Engine: 2
- Electrical system: 1
- Tires: 1
- Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator. · July 2026
- Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any… · June 2022
- "Service Bulletin - There are several A/C leak detection tools available. -Refrigerant Gas Leak Detector -Ultrasonic Leak Detector -Leak Dye" · January 2021
- Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any… · March 2020
- Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any… · March 2020
- Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator for 2010-11 element and 2010-14 Ridgeline (Expires September30, 2028) · August 2019
- Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any… · February 2019
- Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any… · June 2018
37 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.