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2018 Honda CR-V forward collision avoidance problems

Owners reported forward collision avoidance problems in 475 complaints for the 2018 Honda CR-V, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
475 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
35,000 miles 60 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
13 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When forward collision avoidance problems show up

Forward collision avoidance complaints by mileage, 2018 Honda CR-V Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 35,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 20 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 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: 35,000 miles
Based on 60 complaints that include mileage. 75% 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 miles14
20k to 40k miles20
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 60 forward collision avoidance complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 13 injuries.

What owners wrote

Driving at a speed of approximately 30-35 mph over a railroad track, the automatic emergency braking system was erroneously triggered. The vehicle came to an extremely abrupt stop in the middle of the railroad track. The vehicle behind us proceeded to rear-ended us. This is the second time the vehicle has stopped abruptly at a railroad track. The warning messages only appeared at the exact same moment the car stopped, not providing any warning as to what was about to happen.

November 2022 CrashInjury

The contact’s wife owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) engaged inadvertently while there were no vehicles or objects around the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed speed independently. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving at nighttime also. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for a diagnostic test.

Reported at 15,000 miles, March 2020

Other problems reported for the 2018 Honda CR-V

Forward collision avoidance problems in other years

Forward collision avoidance problems across all Honda models