1998 Honda Cr-V: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 135 complaints
135
Total Complaints
123,552mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

57,000 25th Percentile
123,552 Median Mileage
170,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
13
AIR BAGS
13
TIRES
6
ENGINE
6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
4

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
1
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STEERING WHEEL TILTED TOWARDS LEFT & UP. THIS CAUSES LOCATION OF AIR BAG TO BE POINTED TOWARDS DOOR. BEEN TO DEALER'S AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & WAS INFORMED STEERING WHEEL WAS MADE & ASSEMBLED THAT WAY. *AK"
"THE CRUISE CONTROL / AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF THE 1998 HONDA CR-V HAVE A POTENTIALLY DANDEROUS PROBLEMS. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ON CRUISE CONTROL @ 60-75 MPH AND ENCOUNTERS RESISTANCE, SUCH AS CLIMBING A STEADY SLOPE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, CAUSING VERY HIGH ENGINE RPMS. THE RPMS HOLD AT 5 T..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28