NHTSA Data Explorer

Honda CR-V

Data refreshed June 26, 2026

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Complaints

15,991

Active records

Recalls

74

Active records

TSBs

1,354

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

9

Injuries

672

Crashes

834

Fires

180

Top reported issues — Honda CR-V

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Operating state

4,590

Condition issue

3,912

Reporting mechanism

2,351

Driver assistance issue

1,730

Braking behavior

1,652

Steering behavior

1,567

Access/entry issue

1,524

Safety restraint issue

1,480

Noise

1,382

Fluid issue

1,377

Engine behavior

1,104

Vibration/harshness

1,047

Performance issue

999

Smell

657

Electrical issue

582

Lighting behavior

538

Safety restraint behavior

529

HVAC behavior

490

Thermal issue

483

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

361

Infotainment behavior

357

Starting behavior

340

Ride/handling behavior

264

Powering on/off behavior

200

Recent change

173

Wiper/washer behavior

121

Electrified system issue

17

Communication/network issue

10

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2018 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 23, 2026


My 2018 Honda CR-V has only 100,000 miles. A week ago, I noticed that my engine temperature gauge on my dashboard was spiking during low speed driving and I received several engine overheating alarms. There was no white smoke emitting from my exhaust. I checked the coolant reservoir and observed that the reservoir was almost empty. I brought my vehicle to my mechanic who found no external coolant leaks. He recommended that I bring my vehicle to a Honda service center to better diagnose the…

2023 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 23, 2026


2023 Honda CR-V, purchased new in Mar 2023 from Friendly Honda, Poughkeepsie, NY. All regular service completed at Lia Honda, Brewster, NY. On [XXX], car was driven without incident and parked inside a garage. On [XXX] upon ignition, car immediately displayed a “christmas tree” of warnings for every major system, including but not limited to: Electric Power Steering, AWD, Adaptive Cruise Control, Collision Mitigation, Hill Descent, Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Keeping Assistance.…

2025 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 23, 2026


Crash

Gear: When going through an sutomated car wash on a conveyor belt car was put in neutral and hands were off the steering wheel as instructed. about 3/4 wasy through the car wash, even though the car was still in Neutral the car started to reverse : the rear camera did not go on and there was no warning beep about a vehicle behind us and it was bumping into the front of that higher vehicle that stopped the reverse. They had no damage but our rear tailgate to the right of the license plate had…

2018 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 23, 2026


The 2017 to 2022 Honda CR-V are lemons in my opinion. I bought the car new in 2018 and it has 79,000 miles on it. I recently had to have my head gasket replaced at a cost of $4,000. This seems to be a big problem with these years. I am in two different Honda CR-V blogs and a lot of people are having this same problem. I am [XXX] and I was hoping this would be my last car to buy. I like the car but I am concerned that it might happen again. I understand there are a few class action law suits for…

2022 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 22, 2026


There is clicking sound while I turn steering wheel, and the steering is not smooth, it is stuck sometimes in place and needs more force to move it. The sound is at low speeds or high speeds on the highways. It is random.

2021 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 22, 2026


In the past two weeks, the automatic brake light came on when there was nothing in front of me. Then this past Thursday, I was in the middle lane approaching a stoplight that was about 500 ft. ahead of me, nothing was in front of me and the brake light came on and the car made a quick and hard stop. If anyone was behind me, they would not have been able to stop. Now I am very leery of driving my car, and I disable this feature so I feel safe transporting myself and my family.

2022 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 22, 2026


Steering rack failure. Steering wheel sticks when straightening out of a curve. This causes a need to force the steering wheel more which then causes an over-correction, possibly into another lane. Very unsafe. Steering rack failure has been confirmed by dealer. It is a known problem by Honda, but yet has never been recalled for 2022 crv's. This problem could get someone killed, a child killed. Honda should be ashamed, especially charging owners $4,000 to fix a problem that is theirs. This is…

2024 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 22, 2026


Crash

I was pulling into a parking space at church. I had my foot lightly on the brake as the idle speed was sufficient to enter the parking space. When I pressed on the brake to stop the car completely the brakes failed and the car lurched forward about 10 ft and hit the church building damaging my front left bumper, buckling the hood and components behind the bumper.

2020 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 22, 2026


Software problems causing the backup camera to become disabled and the driver to lose their rear visibility. The screen is completely blackened. This occurred without warning. One day it just went dark. On other note - I do not have access to any information appearing on the screen at all. Very inconvenient and frustrating.

2018 HONDA CR-V

Filed Jun 22, 2026


On March 30, 2026, a safety issue was documented regarding a 2018 Honda CR-V currently located at Crash Champions collision center. The driver-side steering wheel airbag module is entirely missing from the vehicle due to a physical loss/theft, rendering the supplemental restraint system (SRS) completely non-functional and leaving the vehicle unrepairable due to an indefinite OEM manufacturer backorder. Operating this vehicle without a primary steering wheel airbag leaves the driver completely…

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Updated June 26, 2026. Refreshed nightly.