2016 Honda CR-V problems
Owners have filed 551 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Honda CR-V. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are fuel system (13%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 551 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 62 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 62 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 312 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 | 156 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 86 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 36 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 312 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 20,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 22,000 miles (57 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 62 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 62 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Honda CR-V with enough data (398 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.
Vehicle was stopped at a light, and received front crash from incoming vehicle. Air bags did not work, and seatbelt broke. Passenger received significant bodily injury
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, when approaching a cross road another vehicle coming form the right side failed to stop. The contact stated she merged to the left to avoid an impact and crashed the front passenger side of her vehicle into another vehicle. The contact was unaware of any warning lights illuminating. The contact stated that the cmbs system engaged however, the vehicle was unable to immediately stop when the brake pedal was depressed.
Started the car in the parking lot. The engine was idling a bit rough. Put the car in drive. Suddenly the engine roared and accelerated. Tried to apply the brake. It did not work. Fortunately did not hit any other cars in the parking lot. The car jumped over the curb at the edge of the parking lot, went into a ditch and hit a tree. Came to a stop. The airbag was activated. The engine was still running at high RPM. Fortunately this malfunction happened in a parking lot and not on a busy city road !!!!!
Car loses complete power for 3-6 seconds at times while driving. This has been since I bought new. Dealer says everything tests normal.