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2017 Honda CR-V engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 540 complaints for the 2017 Honda CR-V, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
540 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 343 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 2
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2017 Honda CR-V Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 201 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 83 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 15,000 miles
Based on 343 complaints that include mileage. 89% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles201
20k to 40k miles83
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 343 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles, and 89% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 2 fires, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was backing into my driveway, I stopped the vehicle, my foot on the brake, then shifted to drive and suddenly without warning, the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed moving forward despite my heavy pressure on the brakes I could not stop the vehicle and I wound up crashing into my car into my neighbors house, with extensive damage to the house and my car. I sustained minor injuries

Reported at 7,500 miles, March 2018 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a misfire in cylinder #1, causing the fuel injectors to fail. The contact was informed that the fuel injectors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,601.

Reported at 56,601 miles, December 2024

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