2008 Honda CR-V problems
Owners have filed 1,224 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Honda CR-V. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are electrical system (18%) and latches & locks (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,224 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 66 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 59 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 739 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 | 60 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 73 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 110 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 145 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 145 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 70 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 44 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 32 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 30 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 16 |
| 200k+ miles | 14 |
What the data shows
Of the 739 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 92,000 miles (61 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 66 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 59 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Honda CR-V with enough data (418 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 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.
I was at a dead stop when I was rear ended from a lady travelling about 50 I was wondering if my air bags should have gone off I am suffering from neck and back injuries from this accident and I feel my vehicle should have been totalled they fixed it paying 10,600 to the repair place and it still doesnt look right.
My 2008 honda crv was involved in a major front end collision. The driver side airbag deployed but my wife was in the passenger seat and her airbag did not deploy.
I was in a collision my car hit a car that had pulled out in front of me. I was on a highway going 55MPH I was about three car lengths from her when I saw her and hit my brakes impact point 12 front center(p)right front corner(s) my problem is that the air bags did not deploy and I received serious bruising on my chest from the seat belt and the belts were fully out and locked. Should my airbags deployed. The car is in the shop and they are checking the airbags according to the damage assessment report.
The passenger side rear door started to unlock after locking the vehicle. This will happen either while driving or when remote locking the car. It seems the lock mechanism slowing opens on its own. I just took a look at the door, but I don't see any physical damage to the latch or handles. I have read on line many others have had this same problem and honda is not taking any ownership of this failure of the door lock actuator.
I am constantly replacing, tail lights, brake lights, third brake lights and reverse lights! All the locks whine when I put my vehicle in drive. They said that it would cost me $1200.00 to replace them all ! I do not believe that they all need replacing! My lamp light is out and they said it would cost $180.00 to fix that! I have had to have my back hatch repainted, and now above my windshield and grill need to be repainted! Whats going to need repainting next?!