Where each one leads
Honda HR-V
- New Honda HR-V cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 122 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 143 for the Volkswagen T-Roc in 2022.
Volkswagen T-Roc
- Fewer Volkswagen T-Roc cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.3% against 1.7%).
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Honda HR-V | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2016–2027 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 145,638 (2010–2022) | 821,733 (2017–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 58,706 | 164,903 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 5,862 | 58,020 |
| In traffic in Finland | 3,382 | 7,268 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Honda HR-V | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 88% | 91% |
| … against cars of the same age | +9% | +6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.7% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −33% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| US owner complaints | 1,869 | — |
| Most complaints about | Unknown or other | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2023 (687) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 13 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 551 | — |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 7 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Honda HR-V | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Honda HR-V | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.3 l/100 km (2026) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 5.4 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 7.1 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 6.0 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 122 g/km | 143 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 80 kW (107 hp) | 103 kW (138 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,453 kg | 1,375 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €35,015 | €40,652 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 164,000 km | 82,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).

