Honda CR-V - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Honda CR-V owners have reported a total of 21,805 problems for their cars built in the 30 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Honda CR-V. The 2018 Honda CR-V cars have the most problems reported (3,017 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Honda CR-V

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 CR-V	254
2025 CR-V	401
2024 CR-V	657
2023 CR-V	787
2022 CR-V	446
2021 CR-V	618
2020 CR-V	585
2019 CR-V	1,554
2018 CR-V	3,017
2017 CR-V	2,659
2016 CR-V	544
2015 CR-V	975
2014 CR-V	770
2013 CR-V	500
2012 CR-V	507
2011 CR-V	643
2010 CR-V	585
2009 CR-V	434
2008 CR-V	1,155
2007 CR-V	1,076
2006 CR-V	516
2005 CR-V	585
2004 CR-V	588
2003 CR-V	568
2002 CR-V	650
2001 CR-V	154
2000 CR-V	155
1999 CR-V	157
1998 CR-V	136
1997 CR-V	129

🔍 Common problems of Honda CR-V

The following chart shows the 37 most common problems for Honda CR-V cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (2,835 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (2,557 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Honda CR-V

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	2,835
Electrical System	2,557
Air Bag	2,394
Equipment	2,215
Steering	1,879
Forward Collision Avoidance	1,405
Other Fuel System	1,263
Service Brakes	1,205
Power Train	1,042
Structure	662

Visibility	579
Vehicle Speed Control	567
Exterior Lighting	564
Gasoline Fuel System	482
Suspension	345
Latches/locks/linkage	290
Seat Belt	269
Lane Departure	266
Tire	227
Wheel	211
Electronic Stability Control	182
Seats	174
Unknown Or Other	70
Back Over Prevention	51
Communication	16
Air Brake	14
Parking Brake	10
	9
Interior Lighting	5
Traction Control System	4
Equipment Adaptive/mobility	3
Child Seat	3
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	2
Insert, Padding	2
Firerelated	1
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	1
Diesel Fuel System	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Honda CR-V of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across CR-V model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Honda CR-V model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across CR-V Model Years

CR-V Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	446	211,152	4	0.53
2021	618	247,390	5	0.50
2020	585	291,036	6	0.34
2019	1,554	409,090	7	0.54
2018	3,017	429,581	8	0.88
2017	2,659	317,079	9	0.93
2016	544	356,135	10	0.15
2015	975	360,816	11	0.25
2014	770	385,211	12	0.17
2013	500	279,922	13	0.14
2012	507	231,637	14	0.16
2011	643	255,333	15	0.17
2010	585	200,305	16	0.18
2009	434	171,932	17	0.15
2008	1,155	225,815	18	0.28
2007	1,076	229,260	19	0.25
2006	516	149,589	20	0.17
2005	585	144,348	21	0.19
2004	588	153,353	22	0.17
2003	568	140,291	23	0.18
2002	650	137,838	24	0.20
2001	154	117,398	25	0.05
2000	155	114,195	26	0.05

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Honda CR-V is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2026 CR-V	219
2025 CR-V	182
2024 CR-V	310
2023 CR-V	345
2022 CR-V	53
2021 CR-V	61
2020 CR-V	47
2019 CR-V	286
2018 CR-V	504
2017 CR-V	218
2016 CR-V	74
2015 CR-V	411
2014 CR-V	144
2013 CR-V	101
2012 CR-V	85
2011 CR-V	38
2010 CR-V	53
2009 CR-V	15
2008 CR-V	33
2007 CR-V	42
2006 CR-V	25
2005 CR-V	64
2004 CR-V	107
2003 CR-V	52
2002 CR-V	49
2001 CR-V	4
2000 CR-V	12
1999 CR-V	5
1998 CR-V	11
1997 CR-V	7

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