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2016 Honda CR-V

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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

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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.

40 crash reports4 fire reports28 injury reports

What owners actually said

392 reports
10,000 miles · Sep 15, 2017
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash

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

NHTSA ODI #11023710

10,911 miles · Sep 15, 2017
Steering

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HONDA OF ITHACA (315 ELMIRA RD, ITHACA NY, 14850) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THE SOY BASED WIRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HONDA OF ITHACA (315 ELMIRA RD, ITHACA NY, 14850) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THE SOY BASED WIRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING AND RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CODES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PURCHASE MOUSE MAGIC, PEPPERMINT CANDY, AND MOTH BALLS TO REPEL THE RODENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,911.

NHTSA ODI #11023633

15,000 miles · Sep 8, 2017
Unknown Or Other

ONCE MY CAR HIT APPROX. 15000 MILES THE TPMS KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HONDA SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERY TIME I GET IT BACK THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE, I.E NO SLOW LEAKS ETC.. BUT SHORTLY THERE AFTER SOMETIMES THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. MOST RECENTLY I DROVE FOR ABOUT A MONTH WITH NO ISSUES BUT THEN THIS W…

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ONCE MY CAR HIT APPROX. 15000 MILES THE TPMS KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HONDA SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERY TIME I GET IT BACK THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE, I.E NO SLOW LEAKS ETC.. BUT SHORTLY THERE AFTER SOMETIMES THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. MOST RECENTLY I DROVE FOR ABOUT A MONTH WITH NO ISSUES BUT THEN THIS WEEK IT CAME BACK ON. I WENT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND IT WAS WITHIN A 1LB OF WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I AM ABLE TO RECALIBRATE , BUTTON ON DASH AND THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. HONDA INSISTS IT IS JUST VERY SENSITIVE. I HAVE READ ABOUT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS TPMS SYSTEM. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING IT IF YOU CAN'T TRUST WHAT IT IS TELLING YOU.

NHTSA ODI #11022392

11,000 miles · Aug 17, 2017
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

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

NHTSA ODI #11016041

13,000 miles · Aug 15, 2017
Electrical System

RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAUSING IT TO FAIL. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE APPARTMENT AND WAS ABLE TO BE MANUVERED INTO A SAFE PARKING SPACE.

NHTSA ODI #11015487

10,427 miles · Jul 19, 2017
Electrical SystemStructureVehicle Speed ControlCrash

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!!

NHTSA ODI #11006428

5,000 miles · Jul 19, 2017
Air BagsSeat BeltsCrashInjury

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND RECEIVED FRONT CRASH FROM INCOMING VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK, AND SEATBELT BROKE. PASSENGER RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT BODILY INJURY

NHTSA ODI #11006304

3,000 miles · Jul 12, 2017
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

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.

NHTSA ODI #11004849

Mileage unknown · Jul 3, 2017
Electrical SystemSteering

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY BROKEN, CAR BROUGHT BRAND NEW, ONLY 6K MILES - OWNED 6 MONTHS. CAR COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE. WIRES ARE COATED IN SOY SO RODENTS EAT WIRES, HONDA ADMITTED TO THIS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE BUT WILL NOT TAKE FAULT. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, CAN NOT TURN WHEEL. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL …

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ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY BROKEN, CAR BROUGHT BRAND NEW, ONLY 6K MILES - OWNED 6 MONTHS. CAR COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE. WIRES ARE COATED IN SOY SO RODENTS EAT WIRES, HONDA ADMITTED TO THIS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE BUT WILL NOT TAKE FAULT. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, CAN NOT TURN WHEEL. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE RENTAL.

NHTSA ODI #11002914

12,136 miles · Jun 30, 2017
Air BagsCrashInjury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGN, IT WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGN, IT WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO THE HEAD, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,136.

NHTSA ODI #11002513

Official recalls

3

23V858000 · 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

1

EA19001 · 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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