"How reliable is the 2020 Honda Cr-V?"

"Based on 392 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Honda Cr-V has a median complaint mileage of 10500 miles. The most common issue is Automatic Emergency Braking."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Honda Cr-V?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Honda Cr-V is Automatic Emergency Braking, accounting for a significant portion of the 392 total complaints filed."

2020 Honda Cr-V: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 392 complaints

392

Total Complaints

10,500mi

Median Mileage

Automatic Emergency Braking

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,225 25th Percentile

10,500 Median Mileage

40,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Automatic Emergency Braking

Air Bags

Electrical System

Unknown Or Other

Fuel/Propulsion System

Steering

Service Brakes

Engine

Power Train

Warnings

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE PARKED AND LOCKED ALL FOUR WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN WITHOUT ANY ONE IN THE SUV"

"SOON BEFORE DRIVING MY NEW VEHICLE, IN A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, I FOUND EXTENSIVE RUSTING AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPES AND SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS NORMAL. JUST BEFORE DRIVING, THE MILLAGE SCREEN READ AS 000019. THE DEALER TOLD US THIS IS 0.019 OF A MILE. SOON AFT..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Automatic Emergency Braking 60 complaints

25th: 7,014 mi Median: 25,000 mi 75th: 26,500 mi

Air Bags 43 complaints

25th: 9,100 mi Median: 26,500 mi 75th: 39,000 mi

Electrical System 35 complaints

25th: 792 mi Median: 3,000 mi 75th: 20,125 mi

Unknown Or Other 32 complaints

25th: 792 mi Median: 3,950 mi 75th: 5,975 mi

Fuel/Propulsion System 31 complaints

25th: 4,738 mi Median: 26,663 mi 75th: 48,740 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 35 FL: 34 TX: 27 NY: 24 MI: 23 PA: 22 VA: 19 NC: 17 MA: 16 NJ: 15

Who Files Complaints?

1.3%

Original Owners

98.7%

Second+ Owners

Honda Cr-V — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	129	135,500	Air Bags	15
1998	135	123,552	Electrical System	15
1999	158	102,500	Air Bags	21
2000	155	96,000	Air Bags	15
2001	154	100,000	Air Bags	11
2002	660	96,000	Air Bags	64
2003	580	74,231	Air Bags	56
2004	601	72,119	Air Bags	45
2005	599	73,000	Air Bags	51
2006	522	75,000	Exterior Lighting	39
2007	1158	80,000	Air Bags	47
2008	1218	75,000	Air Bags	66
2009	446	64,300	Air Bags	36
2010	581	57,000	Air Bags	56
2011	640	49,000	Air Bags	41
2012	502	35,000	Engine	47
2013	493	25,000	Engine	36
2014	788	17,412	Engine	59
2015	962	3,000	Engine	58
2016	541	20,000	Engine	62
2017	2540	18,000	Engine	73
2018	2794	10,500	Engine	66
2019	1441	9,500	Automatic Emergency Braking	52
2021	370	18,000	Steering	16
2022	233	17,735	Steering	9
2023	616	7,900	Steering	33
2024	500	6,280	Steering	42
2025	281	2,425	Unknown Or Other	36
2026	78	28,000	Unknown Or Other	6

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