2011 Honda CR-Z problems
Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Honda CR-Z. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. Next are body & structure (9%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 36 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 52,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 13 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
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.
Note: this is the second frontal based crash listed on this site for a honda 2011 crz perhaps the driver that was involved with the previous crash did not realize the brakes failed. At approximately 17:17 I noticed the vehicle in front of me was stopped in traffic I tried to apply my brakes and pushed the brakes and the car did not slow for at least 1 1/2 car length. In a panic I tried to press harder with but nothing happened the car never slowed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda cr-z. The contact stated that the vehicle would sporadically shutter and sway from side to side when the brakes were applied. The intensity of the shuttering would vary and caused the vehicle to stall. The contact stated that the vehicle was acting as if it were attempting to shift gears when the brakes were applied. The contact called the manufacturer and was awaiting a response. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The current mileage was 2,157.
On 09/04/2018 my honda cr-z ima light came on, I took it to the honda dealership they said they never had an ima light come on without the check engine light be on. They took it for diagnostics, and came to the conclusion that my clutch sensor is bad and that is whats causing the ima light to be on. The person who I spoke to at honda said that they diagnose about forty cars a day for seven years and never ran into that issue.
Other model years of the CR-Z
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011