Honda CR-V - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Honda CR-V owners have reported a total of 20,085 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 (2,715 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 CR-V	33
2025 CR-V	266
2024 CR-V	536
2023 CR-V	698
2022 CR-V	315
2021 CR-V	474
2020 CR-V	461
2019 CR-V	1,386
2018 CR-V	2,715
2017 CR-V	2,504
2016 CR-V	534
2015 CR-V	952
2014 CR-V	758
2013 CR-V	486
2012 CR-V	489
2011 CR-V	628
2010 CR-V	576
2009 CR-V	431
2008 CR-V	1,148
2007 CR-V	1,069
2006 CR-V	516
2005 CR-V	582
2004 CR-V	585
2003 CR-V	567
2002 CR-V	649
2001 CR-V	151
2000 CR-V	154
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 (2,596 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (2,406 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Honda CR-V

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	2,596
Electrical System	2,406
Air Bag	2,352
Equipment	2,059
Steering	1,537
Forward Collision Avoidance	1,250
Other Fuel System	1,107
Service Brakes	1,106
Power Train	968
Structure	616

Exterior Lighting	557
Vehicle Speed Control	526
Visibility	513
Gasoline Fuel System	460
Suspension	317
Latches/locks/linkage	288
Seat Belt	257
Tire	217
Lane Departure	214
Wheel	203
Electronic Stability Control	182
Seats	173
Unknown Or Other	70
Back Over Prevention	41
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	1
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	1
Diesel Fuel System	1
Firerelated	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	315	211,152	4	0.37
2021	474	247,390	5	0.38
2020	461	291,036	6	0.26
2019	1,386	409,090	7	0.48
2018	2,715	429,581	8	0.79
2017	2,504	317,079	9	0.88
2016	534	356,135	10	0.15
2015	952	360,816	11	0.24
2014	758	385,211	12	0.16
2013	486	279,922	13	0.13
2012	489	231,637	14	0.15
2011	628	255,333	15	0.16
2010	576	200,305	16	0.18
2009	431	171,932	17	0.15
2008	1,148	225,815	18	0.28
2007	1,069	229,260	19	0.25
2006	516	149,589	20	0.17
2005	582	144,348	21	0.19
2004	585	153,353	22	0.17
2003	567	140,291	23	0.18
2002	649	137,838	24	0.20
2001	151	117,398	25	0.05
2000	154	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	4
2025 CR-V	161
2024 CR-V	304
2023 CR-V	343
2022 CR-V	53
2021 CR-V	59
2020 CR-V	43
2019 CR-V	286
2018 CR-V	503
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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