Can the Honda HR-V tow?
Honda doesn't rate the 2020–2026 HR-V for towing a trailer.
“Your vehicle is not designed to, and cannot safely, tow a trailer nor have a tow hitch installed.” Towing a Trailer ↗
Year by year
What Honda says about each model year
- 2026 “Your vehicle is not designed to, and cannot safely, tow a trailer nor have a tow hitch installed.” Towing a Trailer ↗
- 2025 “Your vehicle is not designed to tow a trailer.” Towing a Trailer ↗
- 2024 “Your vehicle is not designed to tow a trailer.” Towing a Trailer ↗
- 2023 “Your vehicle is not designed to tow a trailer.” Towing a Trailer ↗
- 2022 “Your vehicle is not designed to tow a trailer.” p. 435 ↗
- 2021 “Your vehicle is not designed to tow a trailer.” p. 435 ↗
- 2020 “Your vehicle is not designed to tow a trailer.” p. 431 ↗
Behind a motorhome
Can the HR-V itself be flat towed?
Need to tow?
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Questions people ask
How much can a Honda HR-V tow?
Honda publishes no towing rating for it: "Your vehicle is not designed to, and cannot safely, tow a trailer nor have a tow hitch installed."
Can I add a hitch to the HR-V?
A hitch doesn't create a rating. Without one from Honda, there is no trailer weight the HR-V is rated to pull — check your owner's manual before fitting one.
Source: 2026 Honda HR-V Owner's Manual (online), "Towing a Trailer" (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Interactive owner's manual A3V02626IOM (00X31-3V0-6300), topic 11092; fetched without -k (TLS chain accepted); retrieved 2026-09-29). Links open the maker's page at the words each number sits under.
Source: 2025 Honda HR-V Owner's Manual (online), "Towing a Trailer" (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Interactive owner's manual A3V02525IOM (00X31-3V0-6000), topic 11092; fetched without -k (TLS chain accepted); retrieved 2026-09-29). Links open the maker's page at the words each number sits under.
Source: 2024 Honda HR-V Owner's Manual (online), "Towing a Trailer" (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Interactive owner's manual A3V02424IOM (00X31-3V0-6000), topic 11092; fetched without -k (TLS chain accepted); retrieved 2026-09-29). Links open the maker's page at the words each number sits under.
Source: 2023 Honda HR-V Owner's Manual (online), "Towing a Trailer" (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Interactive owner's manual A3V02323IOM (00X31-3V0-6000), topic 11092; fetched without -k (TLS chain accepted); retrieved 2026-09-29). Links open the maker's page at the words each number sits under.
Source: 2022 Honda HR-V Owner's Manual (AT7A2222OM) (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Publication AT7A2222OM, PDF modified 2021-08-16; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.
Source: 2021 Honda HR-V Owner's Manual (AT7A2121OM) (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Publication AT7A2121OM, PDF modified 2020-09-25; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.
Source: 2020 Honda HR-V Owner's Manual (AT7A2020OM) (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Publication AT7A2020OM, PDF modified 2019-11-08; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.