2015 Honda CR-V problems
Owners have filed 981 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Honda CR-V. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (15%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 981 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 62 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 35 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 3,000 miles 725 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 | 519 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 101 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 48 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 725 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 3,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 1,000 miles (196 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 62 complaints mention a crash; 6 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 2015 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Honda CR-V with enough data (803 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
We were traveling on a road at 55 MPH. Another vehicle abruptly pulled out in front of us at 10 MPH. Our driver attempted to avoid collision by swerving to the right median. The impact was our front driver side hitting the other driver's back passenger side. According to witness statements, our car went air born and into a multiple spin situation. We took out a guard rail. Damage was sustained on all sides of the vehicle, except the roof. Vehicle was totaled. Police ruled fault was the other driver.
June 2,2021 was rear ended by full speed car (30-40mph) that put me into an on coming car at a traffic light. Crunched my Honda 2015 CRV where I couldn't even open the front doors and my head hit the steering wheel, my arms and my spine cracked. Thankfully did not brake anything however still in pain and need continuing chiropractic care. If the Honda I was driving didn't have the function of in brake assist the turning vehicle from the on coming street wouldn't have survived.
The crv was involved in a large accident and the left front lower frame rail is crushed from a head on collision. The left air bag did not deploy nor the seatbelt lock up causing a minor injury to the driver. Honda USA was contacted but refused to send an engineer to inspect the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda cr-v. While idling, the vehicle vibrated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000. The VIN was not available.
The car stalls while moving slowly in reverse. This is dangerous in two ways. Way one, while moving in reverse the car stalls, and thus I stop moving when I and the people around me thought I would continue. The second way is I often end up reversing more quickly when I feel the car beginning to stall, this keeps the car from stalling but causes me to move in reverse faster than I would like to. This usually happens when the car is started from a cold start (after sitting overnight). .