Vehicle recall R/2020/008

Honda Civic and others recall: The regulatory requirement for emissions levels are not met

DVSA recall R/2020/008 names the Honda Civic, Honda CR-V and Honda HR-V. It was launched 31 January 2020. It covers vehicles built 2 February 2015 to 23 May 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2020/008
Launched: 31 January 2020
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Manufacturer reference: HUK6ER
Vehicles: 50,823 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The regulatory requirement for emissions levels are not met.

The fix

Update the software in the Engine Control Unit to improve the performance of the emissions control system

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 50,823.
Model	Built
Honda Civic	2 February 2015 to 23 May 2018
Honda CR-V	2 February 2015 to 23 May 2018
Honda HR-V	2 February 2015 to 23 May 2018

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2019/246 Possible air bag inflator rupture 29 August 2019, Honda Jazz, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V
R/2019/245 Possible air bag inflator rupture 29 August 2019, Honda Jazz, Honda Civic, Honda Insight
R/2019/243 Possible air bag inflator rupture 29 August 2019, Honda CR-V, Honda Insight, Honda Accord and others
R/2019/244 Possible air bag inflator rupture 29 August 2019, Honda CR-V
R/2020/194 Due to incorrect manufacturing the rear seat belt assembly webbing sensor could become inoperative 14 August 2020, Honda Jazz, Honda HR-V
R/2020/186 Vehicles may be equipped with a fuel pump module manufactured with low density impellars 24 August 2020, Honda HR-V, Honda CR-V, Honda Jazz and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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