Worst years for a Honda Cr-V
Owners have filed 21,242 complaints about the Honda Cr-V with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2019 Honda Cr-V1,536 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.
Every Honda Cr-V year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | C | 175 | 18 | 4 | 6,850 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | D | 356 | 55 | 7 | 4,500 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 539 | 46 | 0 | 7,000 | Steering |
| 2023 | C | 656 | 34 | 3 | 7,995 | Steering |
| 2022 | C | 319 | 9 | 3 | 19,005 | Steering |
| 2021 | C | 459 | 20 | 1 | 24,411 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | C | 464 | 34 | 2 | 13,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | D | 1,536 | 53 | 2 | 10,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2018 | D | 2,994 | 69 | 2 | 11,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2017 | D | 2,642 | 75 | 5 | 18,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | D | 545 | 62 | 5 | 20,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | D | 975 | 60 | 6 | 3,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | D | 798 | 59 | 12 | 17,412 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 500 | 36 | 0 | 25,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | D | 512 | 47 | 6 | 35,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | C | 648 | 42 | 3 | 50,230 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 588 | 58 | 3 | 58,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 447 | 36 | 4 | 64,650 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 1,221 | 66 | 3 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 1,162 | 47 | 4 | 80,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 522 | 39 | 21 | 75,000 | Lights |
| 2005 | C | 602 | 51 | 27 | 73,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | C | 603 | 45 | 42 | 73,019 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | C | 580 | 56 | 28 | 74,231 | Airbags |
| 2002 | C | 661 | 64 | 21 | 96,000 | Airbags |
| 2001 | B | 159 | 11 | 3 | 102,000 | Airbags |
| 2000 | C | 156 | 15 | 7 | 96,000 | Airbags |
| 1999 | B | 158 | 21 | 0 | 102,500 | Electrical System |
| 1998 | B | 136 | 15 | 1 | 123,552 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | B | 129 | 15 | 1 | 135,500 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Honda Cr-V
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Honda Cr-V
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Honda Cr-V, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Honda Cr-V problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Honda Cr-V
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.