Honda Cr-V
Owners filed 15,916 complaints across 30 model years of the Honda Cr-V. The 2018 drew the most (2,137); the 1997 the fewest (108).
Model years30
Complaints15,916
Recalls196
Fires178
Deaths9
Every Honda Cr-V model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 135 | 0 | 3 | 9 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 247 | 1 | 5 | 29 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2024 | 388 | 2 | — | 27 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2023 | 514 | 3 | 1 | 21 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2022 | 255 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2021 | 329 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2020 | 352 | 7 | 2 | 21 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Above average | |
| 2019 | 1,097 | 8 | 2 | 30 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Fatalities reported | |
| 2018 | 2,137 | 5 | 2 | 46 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2017 | 1,765 | 7 | 4 | 42 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2016 | 392 | 3 | 4 | 40 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2015 | 670 | 3 | 4 | 38 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2014 | 587 | 1 | 7 | 36 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 382 | 2 | — | 22 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2012 | 403 | 3 | 4 | 27 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2011 | 553 | 13 | 2 | 29 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2010 | 481 | 15 | 2 | 31 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 386 | 12 | 2 | 29 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2008 | 961 | 11 | 3 | 44 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2007 | 887 | 12 | 4 | 34 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 398 | 13 | 16 | 27 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2005 | 479 | 14 | 18 | 40 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2004 | 501 | 13 | 39 | 34 | Air Bags | High concern | |
| 2003 | 468 | 14 | 25 | 44 | Air Bags | High concern | |
| 2002 | 515 | 16 | 17 | 48 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2001 | 142 | 1 | 3 | 11 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 129 | 2 | 5 | 11 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 127 | 3 | — | 8 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 128 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1997 | 108 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Honda Cr-V years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2018 is the weakest year on record, with 2,137 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 5 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.