2014 Honda CR-V: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2014 Honda CR-V include 3 reports of a fatality, alongside 36 crashes and 7 fires across 585 filings.

585
Complaints
1
Recalls
36
Crash reports
7
Fire reports
34
Injuries
98.8
Severity index

Severity index 98.8 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 98.8p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2014 Honda CR-V sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 139 2014 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2014 Honda CR-V ranks 41 of 139 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 71% of its model-year peers. See the full 2014 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 189 complaints (32.3%)189 32%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 107 complaints (18.3%)107 18%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 77 complaints (13.2%)77 13%Power TrainPower Train: 68 complaints (11.6%)68 12%TiresTires: 52 complaints (8.9%)52 9%WheelsWheels: 47 complaints (8.0%)47 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 36 complaints (6.2%)36 6%Air BagsAir Bags: 32 complaints (5.5%)32 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE18932.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER10718.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7713.2%
POWER TRAIN6811.6%
TIRES528.9%
WHEELS478.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL366.2%
AIR BAGS325.5%

Complaints filed per year

046922013: 72014: 822015: 922016: 672017: 522018: 432019: 742020: 422021: 332022: 292023: 262024: 172025: 152026: 6 (partial year)131415921617181920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20137
201482
201592
201667
201752
201843
201974
202042
202133
202229
202326
202417
202515
2026 (year to date)6
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V85800018/12/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 H
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.