Honda CR-V problems by model year
NHTSA data checked October 31, 2026
Summary
Across model years 2010–2020, NHTSA's public databases list 8,882 owner complaints and 35 distinct recall campaigns for the Honda CR-V.
The year with the most complaints is 2018 (2,163; owners name engine most). The year with the fewest is 2020 (358). The median year has 554.
These are raw counts. They are not adjusted for how many of each year were sold, and older years have had longer to collect complaints.
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Crash | Fire | Most-named component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 482 | 15 | 31 | 2 | Air Bags (45%) |
| 2011 | 554 | 13 | 29 | 2 | Air Bags (53%) |
| 2012 | 403 | 3 | 27 | 4 | Engine (22%) |
| 2013 | 382 | 2 | 22 | 0 | Engine (25%) |
| 2014 | 587 | 1 | 36 | 7 | Engine (32%) |
| 2015 | 673 | 3 | 38 | 4 | Engine (36%) |
| 2016 | 394 | 3 | 40 | 4 | Engine (26%) |
| 2017 | 1,779 | 7 | 42 | 4 | Engine (30%) |
| 2018 | 2,163 | 5 | 46 | 2 | Engine (25%) |
| 2019 | 1,107 | 8 | 31 | 2 | Forward Collision Avoidance (27%) |
| 2020 | 358 | 7 | 21 | 2 | Forward Collision Avoidance (21%) |
Linked years have a full page with every component and recall. Other years get pages over time; the counts above are already live.
Quick answers
What is the worst year for the Honda CR-V?
By NHTSA owner complaints, 2018 (2,163 complaints; top component engine). That is a raw count, not adjusted for sales or age.
Which Honda CR-V year has the fewest complaints?
2020, with 358 complaints in NHTSA's data, among model years 2010–2020.
Which Honda CR-V year has the most recalls?
2010, with 15 recall campaigns in NHTSA's recall database.
Sources
Each count comes from NHTSA's Complaints API (complaintsByVehicle) and Recalls API (recallsByVehicle) for make HONDA, model CR-V, one request per model year, for example https://api.nhtsa.gov/complaints/complaintsByVehicle?make=HONDA&model=CR-V&modelYear=2018. Checked 2026-10-31. See method.