Reliability & cost of ownership
Honda Cr-V Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Honda Cr-V? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Honda Cr-V problems by model year
188 recall entries and 15096 owner complaints on file across 27 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Honda Cr-V, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system2342 complaints
- air bags2297 complaints
- engine2173 complaints
- unknown or other1595 complaints
- steering1567 complaints
- forward collision avoidance1289 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system1120 complaints
- power train959 complaints