Wiper Problems of Honda CR-V - part 1

The drivers side wiper doesn’t clear the rain sufficiently out of the line of the drivers view.

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The vehicle was backed into a parking spot in the last row of a parking lot; no one would be behind the vehicle. It was parked for 2 days and upon returning to it, the rear window was broken. A hole about the size of 2 fists was present, along with a horizontal crack from the hole to the edge of the frame. Up until this break, there was no indication of any issue with the window/glass.

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The back up camera becomes blurred or unusable in rain and is worse after drying. This is not momentary water droplets. I spoke with ntsa and their reply was based solely on the owner’s manual, despite ongoing loss of rear visibility in wet conditions. I am requesting escalation and review for camera replacement or an updated part, not cleaning. Please don’t refuse to address a backup camera visibility failure, citing the owner’s manual. I need a formal case opened for a rear-visibility safety defect.

Side mirrors cracking in below freezing temperatures! this is a common issue with other users reporting on online forms. Mine cracked overnight such as others in this season.

1. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? the rear windshield (tempered glass) and the integrated rear defroster heating element system. Yes, the vehicle and the shattered glass (contained within the frame/cargo area) are available for immediate inspection. 2. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? luckily, this incident occurred when I entered the vehicle not on a roadway. If it had occurred when I was driving its is quite unsafe. The spontaneous failure occurred with a loud explosion, creating an immediate distraction and startle hazard. The shattering resulted in tempered glass shards entering the cabin and falling onto the exterior roadway. This failure compromises the structural integrity of the vehicle, obstructs rear visibility, and exposes the interior to the elements. Had this occurred at highway speeds or with passengers in the rear seat, the risk of injury from glass spray or a secondary collision due to driver distraction would be significant. 3. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center?: no. I contacted Honda of lynnwood to have the failure confirmed and inspected, but they declined to schedule an appointment. They stated they could not address the issue because it is not classified as a "recall," despite the existence of a voluntary production update for this specific defect. 4. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others?: not yet. The vehicle is currently awaiting inspection. I am seeking this inspection from Honda of lynnwood as part of the formal claim process, but have been met with resistance from the dealership. 5. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? there were no warning lamps or electronic messages. The failure was spontaneous.

I have reduced visibility due to the fact the windshield washer spray is not directed at the middle of the windshield. Because of the design of the washer nozzle being part of the wiper arm, the spray does not dispurse on the windshield until the arm of the wiper is in a vertical position near the edge of the driver side window, hence 90% of the fluid flies beyond the side of the car. The little bit of fluid that does dispurse on the window causes smears which further reduce visibility. I have owned many vehicles and never had this issue. I have been reading more and more complaints about this same issue with this make and model. This needs to be fixed immediately as visibility is obviously a huge safety concern.

The vehicle's defroster system and wiper sweep are unable to provide sufficient visibility in winter weather. At 10f at speeds of 65 and below, the wipers stay frozen. The defroster cannot defrost the wipers or the left and right areas of the windshield. Instead, ice builds up on the sides of the windshield. The frozen wipers cannot clear the windshield from splatter since the wiper fluid is passed over by the frozen wipers. This is unsafe. Even in town driving doesn't doesn't provide enough heat to the windshield. I saw no other cars with ice build up like mine, and my car is brand new. I submitted a complaint to Honda motor company and my dealer and have received no response.

The wiper blades fail to go to the edge of the window on the driver's side. It leaves a gap of about 2-3 inches from the edge of the window pillar uncleaned. In heavy rain or snow/ice or in the case of cleaning a dirty windshield, this gap limits the driver's visibility while driving. Also, having the windshield wiper fluid come out of the blades rather than spraying directly onto the windshield is useless as the fluid comes out while the wipers are half way up and fluid then gets pushed off the windshield and flows down the driver's side window again affecting the driver's visibility.

January 2026, NY, in normal winter conditions with windshield defroster on, fan speed high, temperature set at 76, the vehicle is unable to prevent the wipers from freezing. The wipers are unable to clear windshield even after 30 minutes or one hour of vehicle operation. I have never, ever, had a vehicle that was unable to deal with a normal northeastern winter. This is unsafe in the extreme.

Driving in light to moderate snow, temperature 25f, NY and NJ. Defroster fan on high, temperature at 78f (and highly uncomfortable inside), vehicle is unable to prevent wipers from freezing. Wipers cannot clear windshield. Visibility is extremely poor. This is very dangerous for anyone driving this vehicle. I have never had a vehicle that was unable to handle normal northeastern winter conditions.

This happened mid-Jan 2026. I started my car with the key to remote start to start defrosting it. I noticed that my driver side mirror was cracked vertically. There was no other damage or any spot that would have been an impact point. It had not been there the night before. It's available for inspection. The mirror is still usable but since it has a crack it is distorted and it takes longer to check my mirrors/blind spots before changing lanes. I looked it up online because I haven't had the car for very long. I saw many examples of people having the same issue and there vertical crack looked the same as mine. It has been an issue on crvs for a few years and some people were able to get it covered under warranty. I did take it to the dealership and they claimed it was not a Honda bulletin yet so it could not be covered by warranty at this time. There were no warnings/etc. I included a photo of the mirror and the price I was given for the part when I came to the dealership about it since they said it would be out of pocket.

The drivers side wiper does not sweep the whole windshield. It stops short of the upright pillar (at the top of the sweep) by several inches. This extends the natural blind spot (created by the pillar) an extra few inches. When the wipers are put in service mode, it comes to where it should be, but only does this in service mode, not when actually using. The dealer inspected it and suggested the wiper arm could be repositioned. After attempting this, with even with the smallest possible adjustment, it sent the wiper smacking in to the pillar and had to be put back in it's original position. There are no system warnings about a problem with the wipers.

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The windshield wipers do not clear the windshield completely and the reversing point for the drivers side wiper is inconsistent, leaving a wide uncleared gap of varying widths. Honda dealership says this is normal and will no repair the wipers.

The windshield wiper stops at a variable distance form the end of the windshield on the driver's side. Sometimes several inches form the edge, not wiping all the way and at times it impacts the a pillar. This affects safety in rainy weather.

Large crack spanning from driver side to passenger side. No impact spot noted, no vehicle impact or accident to cause the crack. Crack is located at defroster level of windshield.

While driving my 2025 hybrid crv with 4k miles in a light rain, the wiper stopped going all the way to the edge and now only goes 90% of the way up no matter the setting. In a heavy rain, it will go 96%, and in accessory mode it goes up 100% of the way. I took it to the dealership and they said that this range of motion was standard, then showed me a video they took of a new crv they had on the lot whose range of motion was slightly better (~95%). I pointed out the clearly visible grime line from when it was working correctly and how in accessory mode it goes up to the line. I also have the anecdote that in the summer I used it to clear pollen and it always went up all the way. They continued their stance that the operation was fine. Since it goes all the way up in accessory mode, I told them it must be a computer issue and asked them if they could reset/troubleshoot it. Since they had put off looking at this issue for the two days they had it at the dealership, they said they would need to address it at another time or keep it a third day. I just took it back and scheduled another appointment, as I need it for work. I am taking it in again, but from my post on the crv sub-reddit many other new Honda owners are experiencing the same issue. Reference here [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

When using the wiper washer the fluid does not spray well and windshield does not get clean especially the passenger side. Very poor design.

Driver's side mirror spontaneously cracked down the middle, potentially from cold temperature. The mirror was not hit by any object, just cracked out of nowhere. Taking it to Honda dealership next week, but online search reveals this seems to be a problem with these recent Honda models.

Windshield in my 2025 Honda crv ex-l cracked open when I turned on my heat defroster. Put a big huge crack in my windshield just from using the defroster.

Today (Saturday) was the coldest day since I got my car and I used the remote starter to heat up the car. When I got into the car 15 minutes later there was a crack in the side mirror that was not there the last time I drove it (Thursday) and the car was parked all day yesterday (Friday). I believe the cold temperature combined with the heating element in the mirror caused a crack in the glass. It looks like other crv owners have had similar issues.

Rear window imploded/broke by its self. I was parked about to back up when it happened. Loud crashing of the glass made me jump. I stopped got out of the car and was shocked that the window was broken. People on the sidewalks stopped and looked in shock as well. The car behind me had 2 people in it that were just pulling in to park and they saw it just implode. If I would have been driving at the time I could have been in a bad accident. The shattered glass sounded like a gun. I called and told Honda the problem. They directed me to this site. Hrv's have been reported having this problem per the Honda person on the phone. My insurance had not heard of the problem. Even though my car is a 2024 they would not cover with Honda parts per my policy, so I have an aftermarket rear window. The glass was installed/cleaned up and inspected by the glass/collision company lamettry's in Plymouth, mn. No warnings that this was going to happen.

Closed the hatch to the crv and the glass shattered. Looked up on line and there was a voluntary product update campaign requested.

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The intermittant wiper system does not and has not worked properly since I purchased the car. Very inconsistant. . . The system has the rain sensing automatic wipers. . . With variable speed. When raining,,,no matter how heavy or light the rain. . . When set to variable speed. . . It doesnt matter where I set the the speed . . . I cannot get a consistant wipe. . . If it wipes at all. This is especially annoying when I come to a stop. . . Stop light, stop sign, turning. . . The wipers will not sweep. . . And will not work again until the vehicle speed reaches at least 25mph. . . Which really forces me to either manually engage a sweep or set the wipers either the low or high setting. Have read numerous complaints and reports online in chat rooms and Honda forums. . . So this definitely is an issue. . . A safety issue.

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Windshield washer sprayer fluid runs off top of windshield causing bugs and dirt to be smeared making it difficult to see clearly through the windshield. This is a constant problem. No matter how long I spray it doesn’t help.

Sunroof blew out while driving leaving a hole and shattered glass.

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My case has only 40k miles on it and the body control module failed costing me $1k+.

On this vehicle, the washer fluid sprays intermittently by design. In theory, this would save fluid but the timing of the spray makes it so a majority of the right/passenger side windshield stays completely dry or gets just enough spray to smear around any obstruction that is on the windshield. I have had several times now where I need to clean my windshield from dirty road spray and end up needing to pull in to a gas station to get out and clean my windshield. There are online forums that talk extensively about this issue and seems to effect all 23 and newer Honda crvs.

The fluid dispenser is virtually useless. It seems that instead of coming from the bottom of the windshield and squirting upwards on the windshield, it comes from the blades. This causes the washer fluid to squirt almost everywhere except where it's needed. This causes an instruction of vision if the windshield is exceptionally dirty. Seems like a terrible design flaw that Honda doesn't seem to acknowledge.

I copied the following from another complaint, as it describes the problem perfectly: my windshield wipers are ineffective. The liquid cleaner does not spray until the wipers are pointing out, thus causing the liquid spray to roll off the car and not clean the spots in the driver's field of vision. The miniscule amount of liquid left on the wipers simply smears the debris on the windshield resulting in a driving hazard.

The crv is exhibiting enormous heat reflection when driving in the sun with temperatures at 80f. The windshield has issues with light streaks when it rains a little. Heavy condensation and dirt build up on exterior of the windshield causes driving very difficult and unsafe on the road. The windshield has light distortion or blurry vision. The windshieldwipers do not clean the windshield and leaves a lot streaks on it which distorts the vision. I reached out Honda and the dealership hendrick Honda on day two of the delivery of the car. Honda is very unresponsive and never ever tried to solve the issues. They challenged me to report the you guys as well by stating nothing will happen on my complaint to you. I paid over 41000 dollars for the car to fear driving it due safety concerns. I request the authorities to look into this matter and direct Honda to fix my car issues. Any help is greatly appreciated. [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Re; Honda Cr-v ex-lvin: [xxx] purchased [xxx],from auto nation Honda, dulles, va I have noticed an issue with the windshield wipers and the timing of the water disbursement, where more than half of the windshield, on the right side, does not get water. When operating, the blades start moving from right to left. The right blade passes by about 55% of the glass before the water begins to disperse. The left blade moves to the edge of the glass, and the water is disbursed for the last 2 or 3 inches of the glass and providing no help for the rest of the windshield. This is a major safety issue, especially during the winter months with snow, salt or sand on the road and other cars spraying all that on my windshield while more than half of the windshield is not receiving water to help clean it. I understand this system is fairly new on some models, and I am sure other buyers may have experienced the same issue. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

On July 17, 2025 at approximately 6:30 am, the sunroof on my 2022 Honda Cr-v spontaneously shattered while the vehicle was in motion. There were no external factors involved—no impact from rocks or debris, and no extreme temperature conditions, as it was early in the morning and relatively cool. The sound was loud and sudden, similar to an explosion, followed by glass fragments falling onto the sunroof cover. Thankfully, no injuries occurred, but it was an alarming and potentially dangerous situation. I believe this incident may point to a manufacturing or design defect and would like to report it for investigation. Please advise on any further steps I should take or if additional documentation is needed.

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The driver's side mirror wobbles. I took it to a repair shop and they confirmed that it was not the mirror but the base of the side mirror that is attached to the car door that wobbles. They said that it is a manufacturing defect. The passenger side mirror does not wobble. This seems to be a prevalent issue with honnda crvs online - the wobbly driver side mirror. This is uncomfortable to look at while driving - it can give you a headache or make the driver dizzy. Honda needs to make a recall about these defective drive-side side mirrors. We have a 2017 Honda crv. My daughter recently got the car so I do not know how long this problem has been going on.

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I am reporting a safety issue with my 2025 Honda Cr-v hybrid. The driver-side front mirror becomes blurry at highway speeds (60–70+ mph) and sometimes even above 40 mph on uneven roads, making it difficult to see vehicles behind me and creating a significant safety hazard, particularly when changing lanes or merging onto highways. The visibility issue worsens in rain, wind, or other adverse weather conditions, further compromising safe driving. Despite four service visits at my dealership, including a complete mirror replacement on August 25, 2025, the issue persists. Follow-up visits on October 20, 2025, and November 2025 confirmed that the problem was not resolved. My dealership has acknowledged that this may be a manufacturer defect and recommended that I contact Honda directly. This recurring issue directly affects safe vehicle operation and remains unresolved despite multiple documented repair attempts. I am submitting this complaint to formally document the safety concern and request appropriate manufacturer action.

Sunroof exploded while driving with glass being thrown on my wife's head.