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2016 Honda CR-V electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 64 complaints for the 2016 Honda CR-V, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
64 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
24,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2016 Honda CR-V Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 24,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 24,000 miles
Based on 29 complaints that include mileage. 97% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 29 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles, and 97% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2016 honda cr-v. While driving 15 MPH and making a left turn, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that a spark was observed near the floorboard on the passenger side and a fire ignited. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed for the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 1,200 miles, October 2017 CrashFire

Rear trunk / hatch will not open when temperatures are below freezing. Has occurred many times. Dealer duplicated the issue and replaced the switch stating that they verified communication was lost to the switch when cold. The issue still occurs even after replacement, but dealer states all they can do is replace again because no recall has been issued by honda.

Reported at 10,500 miles, January 2018

Other problems reported for the 2016 Honda CR-V

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Honda models