"How reliable is the 2001 Honda Cr-V?"

"Based on 154 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Honda Cr-V has a median complaint mileage of 100000 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Honda Cr-V?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Honda Cr-V is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 154 total complaints filed."

2001 Honda Cr-V: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 154 complaints

154

Total Complaints

100,000mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

67,250 25th Percentile

100,000 Median Mileage

148,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TIRES

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE MAJOR NEGATIVE GROUND WIRE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE BATTERY WAS NOT SECURELY BOLTED TO THE BODY CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. NLM"

"THE BACK TIRE LOCKED UP IN A CURVE AND CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM CAME FROM A CLUTCH FAILURE. WHAT FURTHER SUPPORTS MY THEORY IS THE FACT THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FELL APART AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. THE BACK TIRE HAD TEMPORARILY HALTED AS I MADE IT THROUGH THE CLUTCHE..."

"IN OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT THE WHEEL POINTS TOWARD THE CHEST AND NOT TOWARD THE FACE DUE TO PROTECTION FROM THE AIRBAG, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS 5 FEET 6 INCHES TALL AND WOULD HAVE TO BE 3-4 INCHES TALLER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL POINT TOWARD HIS CHEST, A ..."

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