Honda CR-V

Where it stands out against its peers

• Forward collision avoidance: more complaints than 96% of 2018 cars — 18% of its 2,123 complaints, where an ordinary 2018 car has 3%.
• Fuel/propulsion system: more complaints than 90% of 2018 cars — 17% of its 2,123 complaints, where an ordinary 2018 car has 8%.
• Gasoline: more complaints than 94% of 2018 cars — 11% of its 2,123 complaints, where an ordinary 2018 car has 2%.
• Fuel system: more complaints than 91% of 2018 cars — 11% of its 2,123 complaints, where an ordinary 2018 car has 3%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• STEERING — 275 owners reported this, 4 involving a crash
• ENGINE — 245 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash, 1 involving a fire
• FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — 242 owners reported this, 3 involving a crash
• FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — 205 owners reported this
• ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 130 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 130 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 106 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• SERVICE BRAKES — 58 owners reported this, 6 involving a crash
• SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — 50 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• VISIBILITY/WIPER — 24 owners reported this
• SEAT BELTS — 23 owners reported this
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 19 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• STRUCTURE — 18 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — 17 owners reported this
• POWER TRAIN — 15 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

49% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• 12V338000

  If the door is not fully latched, the door may open while driving or in a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury to the vehicle occupants.

  Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front door latch assemblies in the affected vehicles, free of charge. Additionally, the interior front door handles in certain Honda CR-Vs will also be replaced, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on, or about, August 16, 2012. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.

• 12V501000

  A misprinted label could lead to improper vehicle loading. Improper loading could result in a tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Honda will notify owners, and dealers will apply the corrective label free of charge. The safety recall began on November 14, 2012. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.

• 13V143000

  If the gear selector is moved from the park position without pressing the brake pedal it can allow the vehicle to roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda or Acura dealer. The dealer will install an updated brake shift interlock blocking mechanism free of charge. The recall began on May 13, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's campaign recall numbers are S96, S97, and S98.

• 15V121000

  Loss of engine power may result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If the engine leaks oil in the proximity of hot engine or exhaust components, there is an increased risk of a fire.

  Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine short block, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JP2 (for Accord models) and JP3 (for CR-V models).

• 15V714000

  In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

  Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began in November 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda'a number for this recall is JV9.

• 17V256000

  If the label information can be wiped away, the operator may not be able to refer to the information, possibly resulting in the vehicle being overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.

  Honda and Acura will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Certification Label, free of charge. The recall began June 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KF3 (CR-V)and KF4 (RDX).

• 17V305000

  The reduced performance may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engines and replace the incorrect components, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KF6.

• 17V442000

  If the pipe disconnects, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the disconnected pipe may leak fuel, which, in the presence of an ignition source, can increase the risk of a fire.

  Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel supply pipe, free of charge. The recall began August 31, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KH1.

13 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.

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.

• Loss of Motive Power

  Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2025, still open.

• Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

  Engineering analysis, opened April 2024, still open.

• Momentary Increased Steering Effort

  Engineering analysis, opened November 2023, closed January 2025.

• Pedestrian alert sounds

  Defect petition, opened January 2023, closed August 2023.

• Rear Differential Seizure

  Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2022, closed July 2024.

• Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

  Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2022, closed April 2024.

• Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

  Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.

• Electrical overstress

  Engineering analysis, opened April 2019, closed September 2024.

• Air Bag Inflator Rupture

  Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.

• Air Bag Inflator Rupture

  Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.

• Autoliv Air Bag Propellant Mixture

  Investigation EQ, opened February 2012, closed May 2012.

• Low Beam Headlights Stop Illuminating

  Engineering analysis, opened September 2011, closed September 2012.

• Low Beam Headlights Stop Working

  Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2011, closed September 2011.

• Driver's Power Window Master Switch

  Engineering analysis, opened April 2011, closed October 2012.

• Driver's Master Power Window Switch

  Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2010, closed April 2011.

• Underhood fires

  Engineering analysis, opened September 2004, closed January 2005.

• Oil filter fires

  Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2004, closed July 2004.

• Ignition-park interlock system

  Engineering analysis, opened September 2003, closed November 2003.

• Ignition-park interlock system

  Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2003, closed September 2003.

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 one bulletin about the 2027 CR-V.

• Electrical system: 1

• Tech Line Summary - The vehicle's infotainment system displays previously viewed SMS messages upon each ignition cycle, when the customer's Android phone is connected via Bluetooth. · April 2026

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.