2016 Honda CR-V: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 388 complaints about the 2016 Honda CR-V and NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 99 of them.

388
Complaints
3
Recalls
40
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
36
Injuries
121.6
Severity index

Severity index 121.6 - 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: 121.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2016 Honda CR-V sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 140 2016 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2016 Honda CR-V ranks 19 of 140 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 86% of its model-year peers. See the full 2016 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 99 complaints (25.5%)99 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 84 complaints (21.6%)84 22%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 65 complaints (16.8%)65 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 63 complaints (16.2%)63 16%Power TrainPower Train: 45 complaints (11.6%)45 12%Air BagsAir Bags: 32 complaints (8.2%)32 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 27 complaints (7.0%)27 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 19 complaints (4.9%)19 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE9925.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER8421.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM6516.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6316.2%
POWER TRAIN4511.6%
AIR BAGS328.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL277.0%
SERVICE BRAKES194.9%

Complaints filed per year

033662016: 332017: 662018: 372019: 632020: 412021: 342022: 302023: 212024: 282025: 292026: 6 (partial year)161766181920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201633
201766
201837
201963
202041
202134
202230
202321
202428
202529
2026 (year to date)6
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.
15V71400029/10/2015AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEAmerican Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CR-V vehicles manufactured October 12, 2015, to October 19, 2015. The metal housing surrounding the driver's air bag inflator in these vehicles may have been manufactured incorrectly.
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.