2019 Honda Cr-V: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1441 complaints
1441
Total Complaints
9,500mi
Median Mileage
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Top Issue
52
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,800 25th Percentile
9,500 Median Mileage
30,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
248
STEERING
156
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
141
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
121
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
103
ENGINE
95
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
95
SERVICE BRAKES
90
AIR BAGS
75
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
58

Severity Assessment

52
Crashes
2
Fires
49
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EXCESS OIL FUEL IN ENGINE BROUGHT TO DEALER THEY SAID NO PROBLEM ONLY IN COLD STATES I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. HAD TO PAY TO CHANGE OIL EVEN THOU MANUAL SAYS DO NOT OVER FILL THE SAME DEALER HAD CHANGED OIL BEFORE AND DID NOT OVERFILL."
"EXCESS OIL FUEL IN ENGINE BROUGHT TO DEALER THEY SAID NO PROBLEM ONLY IN COLD STATES I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. HAD TO PAY TO CHANGE OIL EVEN THOU MANUAL SAYS DO NOT OVER FILL THE SAME DEALER HAD CHANGED OIL BEFORE AND DID NOT OVERFILL."
"EXTENSIVE WHITE SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE WHEN STOPPED AT CITY TRAFFIC LIGHT. BURNT OIL SMELL. COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 23 MILES PER HOUR IN TRAFFIC. EVERY SYSTEM FAILURE MESSAGE DISPLAYED. PURCHASE CRV NEW FROM HONDA DEALER IN MARCH, 2018. HAS 2,634 MILES ON IT. HAD BEEN START/STOP DRIVING FOR AB..."

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