Honda cooling system problems
Across all Honda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 509 complaints involve cooling system. The GL1800 accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2002 GL1800 with 97 cooling system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 509 about cooling system, all Honda models
- Most affected
- GL1800 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 272 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Honda models
Worst model years for cooling system
- 2002 Honda GL180097 complaints
- 2004 Honda CR-V51 complaints
- 2001 Honda GL180035 complaints
- 2003 Honda CR-V34 complaints
- 2006 Honda Odyssey22 complaints
Cooling system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 48 |
| 2002 | 128 |
| 2003 | 60 |
| 2004 | 57 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 52 |
| 2007 | 31 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 272 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.