2015 Honda CR-V: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 668 complaints about the 2015 Honda CR-V and NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 243 of them.

668
Complaints
3
Recalls
37
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
23
Injuries
53.3
Severity index

Severity index 53.3 - Medium. 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: 53.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Honda CR-V sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 143 2015 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2015 Honda CR-V ranks 89 of 143 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 38% of its model-year peers. See the full 2015 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 243 complaints (36.4%)243 36%Power TrainPower Train: 147 complaints (22.0%)147 22%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 144 complaints (21.6%)144 22%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 83 complaints (12.4%)83 12%SteeringSteering: 45 complaints (6.7%)45 7%SeatsSeats: 39 complaints (5.8%)39 6%Service BrakesService Brakes: 37 complaints (5.5%)37 6%StructureStructure: 35 complaints (5.2%)35 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE24336.4%
POWER TRAIN14722.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER14421.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8312.4%
STEERING456.7%
SEATS395.8%
SERVICE BRAKES375.5%
STRUCTURE355.2%

Complaints filed per year

01252502014: 32015: 2442016: 912017: 682018: 482019: 442020: 312021: 252022: 262023: 282024: 282025: 192026: 13 (partial year)14152441617181920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20143
2015244
201691
201768
201848
201944
202031
202125
202226
202328
202428
202519
2026 (year to date)13
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V30500004/05/2017ENGINEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Honda CR-V vehicles that recently received a replacement engine. The replacement engine may have been built with the wrong pistons, potentially affecting the engine's performance.
15V12100002/03/2015ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINEAmerican Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured July 29, 2014, to July 31, 2014, 2015 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to January 30, 2015, and 2015 CR-V vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to February 6,
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.