2006 Honda Cr-V: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 522 complaints
522
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Top Issue
39
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

41,000 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
109,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING
106
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
74
AIR BAGS
70
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
21
SERVICE BRAKES
20
SUSPENSION
19
POWER TRAIN
18
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
18
STEERING
17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
15

Severity Assessment

39
Crashes
21
Fires
30
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAD DRIVEN MY CARPOOL FEWER THAN FIVE MILES IN MY 2006 HONDA CRV (WITH FEWER THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT) WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKE. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE BUT I DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK ..."
"ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. FROM THE FIRST MORNING AFTER I PURCHASED VEHICLE UNTIL WARMER WEATHER CAME. IN COLD WEATHER, BELOW 34 DEGREES, EVEN BEFORE KEY IS PLACED IN IGNITION, THE SPEEDOMETER IS TWITCHING SHOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT GOING THROUGH. ONCE KEY IS PLACED IN IGNITION, FOR THE FIRST 3-8 MINUTES..."
"WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA CRV EX LAST APRIL 22, 2006. I NOTICED LAST MAY 8, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THERE WAS A CONTINOUS WARNING SIGN THAT THE HATCH GLASS WAS OPENED. I STOPPED AND CHECKED BUT IT WAS CLOSED. I MADE SURE THAT IT WAS CLOSED BUT THE WARNING SIGN NEVER STOP. THEN, LAST MAY..."

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