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2018 Honda CR-V electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 289 complaints for the 2018 Honda CR-V, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
289 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 128 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2018 Honda CR-V Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 70 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 34 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 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: 15,000 miles
Based on 128 complaints that include mileage. 91% 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 miles70
20k to 40k miles34
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles5
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 128 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles, and 91% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While the vehicle was parked, the gear shifter failed to fully engage and the vehicle suddenly surged at a high rate of speed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the garage door, a wall, and into the steps near the mud room of the house. The driver was unable to slow down the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The driver sustained injuries to the left side of the body, including the arms, hips, back, and minor bruising.

Reported at 6,000 miles, September 2018 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at speeds above 45 MPH the forward collision avoidance system braking feature activated causing the vehicle to abruptly stop. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. Planet honda located at (2285 us highway 22, union nj) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 4,500.

Reported at 4,500 miles, August 2018

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