Do passengers feel bumpy/jumpy by sitting at the rear seat of Honda HRV?
I am looking for used Honda HRV and came across the owner said that the reason for sale is due to ride quality is not good especially rear seat feels bumpy/jumpy.
He already fixed it and currently is lesser bumpy/jumpy and he said this is the nature of HRV.
Any HRV owners can help to clarify this?
Thank ya.

Thats to be expected with rear torsion beam setup (mainly to cut cost and have better rear leg room). Go for multilink setup if you want stability + comfort, but may have slightly less rear leg room.

rear is bouncy, youtube will tell you it is comfortable

one of us got paid.

yah no wonder the owner also told me overall car ride is not comfy and not stable.

Yes my impression toward HRV is a comfy and spacious small size SUV.
Seems like i need to re-consider.

feels like jack-up alza jer

Honda allow test drive... can ask salesman drive and you sit behind.

For HRV, it will feel more obviously bumpy since it has higher ground clearance?
For C segment like Toyota Altis also uses torsion beam, will it feel less bumpy since it has lower ground clearance?
I am actually eyeing these 2 models.

Are you looking to buy new ?

nope. looking at used.

Higher ground clearance doesnt mean stiffer ride. But since HR-V is a crossover SUV, it will more likely to have a stiffer setup than altis. From my experience, altis is very soft and floaty especially on highway speed. Good for low speed city driving but definitely not for high speed stability. But having the same torsion beam setup, going over bumpy road will be more "unsettled" compared to multilink setup. Just drive slow and it will be fine though

depends on the setting/tuning. even for jazz i feel the rear a bit bumpy.

not only jazz,, myvi, axia or any short rear car usually have this problem...


as for sedan is slightly more comfort rear due to body weight distribution better so suspension also absorb the bumpy feels more than short rear car...

Bumpy or not its all depend on the setup (be it multilink or torsion beam). But torsion beam will definitely fell more unsettled going over bumpy road or pot holes compared to multilink as it allow independent movements of the wheels on either side, while torsion beam ties the wheels together to a certain degree.

If looking for a good handling SUV, get the CX5.

It's bumpy and floaty. But then generally people buy for the space, both boot and interior. I't not as bad as Aruz, Avanza that kind of setup, but still far cry from a good ride.

If you want almost perfect ride, get the CX-3. It's tight, body roll just perfect between comfort and good handling. Ride on bumps and yellow markers is so sweet.

My sister has one, yes for me its quite bumpy. Her previous 2008 altis is better. But she thinks otherwise lol, so its better for you to verify whether or not its bumpy for you.

Forget about HrV. Very bumpy, not comfortable and very noisy!

Btw, if you really want to buy HrV, you can test it first before buying. No, am not referring to test drive cars. Am talking about socar. Go download the app and find the place nearest to you to rent a HRV. Rent it for 1-2 days, Then you can justify it yourself.

If you need the promo code, Pm me.

I sat & driven once previous gen CRV 2.4L and yeah it was really stiff and bumpy.
To be honest it was very uncomfortable coz very harsh n noisy.
But i never expect such feedback on HRV as well since it is smaller size.
I need to find a unit to test it 99 before making decision.

Yes sat on latest CX5 before and felt much more balance.
Definitely better experience than previous gen CRV.
Too bad it is out of my budget.

Not considering Proton X70?

becareful with used ... so problematic

yup, get x70...should be within budget. Heard a lot of good things about it.

yep if want comfortable and refined ride, x70 got positive review.

The smaller the vehicle.... the more bumpy it will be. WHEELBASE difference is key. The greater the distance is from the front tyres to the rear tyres... the more comfort you will get. This is why a long car is always more comfy than a short car.

CX5 also consider bumpy.. even the new one due to good handling so the suspension setup seem to a bit harder.. comfy SUV? try harrier, even old model still very comfy..
or maybe old model X-trail

City also bumpy on the back passenger. Passenger wanna puke if drive normally. Need to drive extra gentle if ferrying ppl around.

I think generally Honda setup are more to handling thus sacrificing comfort.

Toyota on the other hand more biased to comfort so more body roll.

Test drive X70... Multilink rear suspension

This is true. Nothing to do with torsion or multi link or indipendent. Most honda cars have stiffer rear spring compared to the front for handling bias.

thought x70 use torsion beam, saw on their website also

Correct website onot? It's multilink rear suspension

sorry, my mistake
then x70 is so much better than 1.8 hr-v

If u are not the type of slow driver can experience the test drive first.. drove my sister's car. acclerating. The engine sounds so bad lol. Like shouting aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa while pressing your nose. If you dont mind this. then no prob.