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2016 Honda CR-V fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 72 complaints for the 2016 Honda CR-V, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
72 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
13,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2016 Honda CR-V Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 13,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 24 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 13,000 miles
Based on 42 complaints that include mileage. 81% 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 miles24
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 42 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 12,000 miles, and 81% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

From new, the cabin fills with noxious gas fumes. Honda dealership says honda is aware of the problem but will not do anything to fix it as they are unaware of a fix. Unacceptable from honda

Reported at 100 miles, February 2018 Injury

The contact owns a 2016 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling in park(P), the vehicle shut off. The contact made several attempts to restart the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was jump-started and there were several unknown warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact attempted to drive the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate above 20 MPH.

Reported at 85,000 miles, April 2025

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