WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD BRUISING.
2016 Honda CR-V
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2016 Honda CR-V do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 400.5.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
235 reports with mileage · 157 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine. Review the 101 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 65 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 64 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
28 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH THE SPEED OF THE TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. HENDRICK HONDA (8901 SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273, (704) 552-2090) STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH THE SPEED OF THE TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. HENDRICK HONDA (8901 SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273, (704) 552-2090) STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 75 TO 0. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CLASSIC HONDA OF TEXOMA 2020 N HWY 75, DE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 75 TO 0. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CLASSIC HONDA OF TEXOMA 2020 N HWY 75, DENISON, TX 75020 (903) 328-6024) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON 5-14-19. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CONTACT MENIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V305000 (ENGINE). *PM*JB
HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAPPENS ANYTIME- STEP ON THE GAS AND IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE ACCELERATION STARTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PORT CHARLOTTE HONDA (1252 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33953), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVID…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PORT CHARLOTTE HONDA (1252 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33953), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 08806070. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,802.
12/1/2017 CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET INSIDE A NEIGHBORHOOD IN PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN. AT ABOUT 6:30AM ON SATURDAY 12/2/2017, HERE ARE THE THINGS I DID IN ORDER: 1.I STARTED THE CAR BY PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL BY RIGHT FOOT AND START BUTTON BY ONE FINGER. 2.PUT CONTROL ON 'D' DRIVE POSITION. 3.PUSHED GAS PEDAL BY FOOT, CAR MOVED A…
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12/1/2017 CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET INSIDE A NEIGHBORHOOD IN PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN. AT ABOUT 6:30AM ON SATURDAY 12/2/2017, HERE ARE THE THINGS I DID IN ORDER: 1.I STARTED THE CAR BY PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL BY RIGHT FOOT AND START BUTTON BY ONE FINGER. 2.PUT CONTROL ON 'D' DRIVE POSITION. 3.PUSHED GAS PEDAL BY FOOT, CAR MOVED AND JUMPED VERY FAST. 4.PUSHED BRAKE, BUT CAR DIDN'T STOP AND HIT SOMEONE'S GARAGE DOOR. 5.PUT CONTROL ON 'P' PARK POSITION, CAR WAS STOPPED. 6.FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGE AND LEAKED FLUID. 7.NO AIR BAGS WERE OPEN. 8.MY FOREHEAD WAS HURTING. 9.CAR WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP TO REPAIR. 10.12/3/2017 CALLED HONDA RECALL LINE 888-234-2138, BUT HONDA SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. SO HONDA RECORDED MY ACCIDENT INFORMATION AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK.
UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING AT LESS THAN 5MPH. FOOT ON BRAKE, NOT ACCELERATOR. HAD TO STOMP ON BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE CAR JUMPED CURB, RAN INTO BUSHES AND PARKING SIGN. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN ONE HOUR LATER GOING DOWN AN HILL AT 25MPH WITH FOOT ON BRAKE SO AS NOT TO EXCEED SPEED LIMIT. HA…
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UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING AT LESS THAN 5MPH. FOOT ON BRAKE, NOT ACCELERATOR. HAD TO STOMP ON BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE CAR JUMPED CURB, RAN INTO BUSHES AND PARKING SIGN. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN ONE HOUR LATER GOING DOWN AN HILL AT 25MPH WITH FOOT ON BRAKE SO AS NOT TO EXCEED SPEED LIMIT. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN. FRONT END DAMAGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH 4 SIGNS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH 4 SIGNS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR PAIN, BUT DR PRESCRIBED REST AND MUSCLE RELAXANT MEDS AND THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 10/19/17*LJ *TR
ON 6/18/17 PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT DOING 3 MPH CAR ACCELERATED JUMPED OVER CONCRETE SIDEWALK AND HIT A BRICK WALL. NO BRAKES WORKED CAR STRUCK BRICK WALL AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT SENSOR STATED AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. CONTINUOUS INCREASE IN RPMS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PR…
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ON 6/18/17 PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT DOING 3 MPH CAR ACCELERATED JUMPED OVER CONCRETE SIDEWALK AND HIT A BRICK WALL. NO BRAKES WORKED CAR STRUCK BRICK WALL AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT SENSOR STATED AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. CONTINUOUS INCREASE IN RPMS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PREVIOUSLY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED CAR WAS FINE AND THAT I HAD TO GET USED TO THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE ALSO HAD SURGING WHEN GOING DOWNWARDS ON A HILL. VEHICLE LOADED WITH EVERY SAFETY FEATURE BUT NONE WORKED!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. AFTER BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, A REAR END COLLISION OCCURRED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COME OUT BECAUSE IT WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NORTHWEST HONDA DEALER AN…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. AFTER BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, A REAR END COLLISION OCCURRED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COME OUT BECAUSE IT WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NORTHWEST HONDA DEALER AND WAS NOT DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SWOLLEN FOOT AND MODERATE PAIN, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.
Official recalls
323V858000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Dec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
17V305000 · Engine
May 4, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Honda CR-V vehicles that recently received a replacement engine. The replacement engine may have been built with the wrong pistons, potentially affecting the engine's performance.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The reduced performance may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: 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.
15V714000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Oct 29, 2015
American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CR-V vehicles manufactured October 12, 2015, to October 19, 2015. The metal housing surrounding the driver's air bag inflator in these vehicles may have been manufactured incorrectly.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: 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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1EA19001 · Electrical Overstress
Opened Apr 19, 2019 · Closed Sep 19, 2024
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with manufacturer design specifications. The ECU in the subject vehicles contains a model DS84 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which controls the communication of the crash sensor signal, firing commands (i.e., when to deploy the airbag(s) and/or pretensioners), and fault information (e.g., diagnostic trouble codes). In September 2016, FCA announced recall 16V-668 for certain model year (MY) 2010 to 2014 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep products manufactured with the subject ZF-TRW ACU. In this recall, FCA discussed an EOS condition that resulted in a failure of the subject DS84 ASIC, which caused air bag non-deployment. FCA noted that the defect condition had only been observed in vehicles equipped with sensor harnessing routed across the front of the vehicle. Other FCA vehicles that also used the subject ACU, but were not equipped with cross-car harnessing, had not experienced EOS failures, despite similar time in service. During the course of this investigation, ODI sent two separate Information Request (IR) letters to six vehicle manufactures (including FCA, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota) and one IR letter to ZF-TRW. These IR letters resulted in ODI receiving comprehensive data from these manufacturers and suppliers. Studies of this data found that the DS84 ASIC does not have sufficient protection against negative electrical transients or electrical overstress (“EOS”) that can be generated in certain severe crashes. An electrical transient occurs when the electrical power supplied to a circuit changes momentarily over a short duration of time. In these severe crash cases, the crash sensors and other powered wiring can be damaged and short circuited so as to create a negative electrical transient of sufficient intensity and duration (that are outside the vehicle manufacturer's specification) to damage the ASIC before the restraint device deployment signal is received by the SRS ECU. This damaged signal can lead to incomplete or nondeployment of the air bags and/or pretensioners. Airbag non-deployment and/or lack of pretensioner operation can increase the risk or severity of injury in a crash.A total of 8 fatalities and 14 injuries were associated with known EOS events. The common element in all investigated manufacturers vehicles is the SRS ECU containing a DS84 ASIC manufactured by ZF-TRW. The risk associated with the ASIC is equally shared among all OEMS involved in the investigation. The actual real-world risk can be mitigated by other factors which were assessed by ODI during this investigation. The first mitigating factor involves protections built into the ACU design which protect the DS84 ASIC from damage. There are multiple strategies and levels of protection employed by different OEMs that provide effective EOS mitigation. The two most common strategies at the ACU level are circuit protection diodes on the remote senor signal lines, and current limiting resistors that protect critical components. The second mitigating factor is found at the vehicle level and involves the location and routing of the wires leading from the crash sensors to the SRS ECU. If the wires are well protected in a crash and are not routed with other power wires carrying large currents, the risk for an EOS event is significantly reduced or eliminated. These design specific factors combine to produce a spectrum of risk for the vehicles equipped with ACUs using the DS84 ASIC. Given the many of years of field exposure, it is possible to divide the subject population into two groups; vehicles which have experienced EOS events, and vehicles which have not experienced EOS field events. Four of the six OEMs involved in this investigation have experienced EOS field events on at least one of their models equipped with a DS84 ASIC. All vehicle models (including the Toyota models identified in the Failure Report Summary of the opening resume for this investigation) with field events have been recalled. In an abundance of caution, ODI kept this investigation open five years to monitor field performance and did not identify any field events on vehicles not included in existing safety recalls. Given the spectrum of risk identified in this investigation and that all vehicles with a demonstrated unreasonable risk have been recalled, ODI is closing this investigation. ODI is closing this investigation with the following manufacturer safety recalls: 16V-668, 18E-043, 18V-137, 18V-363, and 20V-024. With the recall actions taken by the subject vehicle and equipment manufacturers, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exists on other model or model year vehicles outside of the recall scopes. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
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