2005 Honda CR-V problems
Owners have filed 602 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Honda CR-V. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. Next are lighting (21%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 602 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 51 and 27
- Injuries and deaths
- 35 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 401 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 80 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 41 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 39 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 58 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 53 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 42 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 24 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 20 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 14 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 12 |
| 200k+ miles | 18 |
What the data shows
Of the 401 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 73,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (52 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 51 complaints mention a crash; 27 complaints mention a fire; 35 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 22nd most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Honda CR-V with enough data (222 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 12 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
On a 2013 car accident. I along with 2 other passengers experienced a frontal collision ,with an oncoming vehicle ,who ran a red light. Upon impact ,the airbag deployed.the force from the airbag was so severe,it forced my head back ,hitting(bruising) the passenger seated behind me. I momentarily blacked out,to be awoken by the burning sensation of my arm.some kind of solvent or kind of fuel cell to deploy the bag,caught fire and was burning my right arm.though the fire was only contained on my arm,and thankful it…
In early november, 2011 a camaro ran a red light, and our 2005 honda cr-v crashed into the camaro. Both of us were going about 30 MPH. The front and driver side air bags all successfully deployed, however, the steering wheel airbag burst open and I got secondary burns to both my left and right wrists. The sleeves of my jacket-coat were fried stiff. The primary purpose of the airbag saved my life, but the malfunction of it bursting open, producing secondary burns, can probably be something that they can improve on.
I had just come off the highway and turned onto a state road. I was slowing down for the upcoming intersection, when suddenly the car started speeding out of control and the brakes could not stop my car from slamming into the car in front of me. After the crash, the woman I hit pulled over to the side of the road. I put the car in drive with my foot on the brake and the car revved wildly. This was later noted by the woman I hit, as well.
Why has the 2005 not been recalled for exterior lighting. The bulbs frequently needed replaced and then the went out for good. We can use the fog lights and the high beams but not the low beam head lights. We've changed fuses and bulbs with not result. Please add this to the recall.
While on a road trip driving home on a major interstate highway, the A/C compressor went out. After a few miles warning lights went off and the engine temperature shot up and it started overheating. We got off of the highway as fast as we could. When we pulled over, my husband opened the hood and intense steam blew out from the radiator area. Turned out that, unbeknownst to us, the compressor seized up and caused the serpentine belt to break, which disabled the water pump.