Honda CR-V / 2019
2019 Honda CR-V problems
Owners have filed 1,535 complaints about the 2019 Honda CR-V with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 22.4% of them — the clear leader, ahead of steering at 12.4%.
Complaints1,535
Crashes53
Fires2
Injuries50
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 22.4% · 344
Steering 12.4% · 191
Electrical system 10.3% · 158
Fuel/propulsion system 8.7% · 133
Fuel system, gasoline 7.7% · 118
Engine 6.8% · 105
Unknown or other 6.4% · 99
Service brakes 6.1% · 94
Severity
Of those complaints, 53 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire, 50 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 30 model years of the Honda CR-V in this data, 2019 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2018 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 636 in the last three years against 488 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 10,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was stopped at a red light, and when the light turned green, I accelerated and then maybe 2 seconds later the car suddenly braked. I was in the middle of the intersection. There were no cars behind me. My safety was put at risk because if there was a car behind me, it would have rear ended me. I took the car to the dealer the same week, and they told me I can turn off the CMBS (collision mitigation braking system). Forward collision avoidance
3-29-2022 forward collision warning - BRAKE - showed on display in front of steering wheel. There was no vehicle in front of me for a great distance. This had not happened before but the automatic braking system has malfunctioned 2-3 times per year for the 3 years I have owned this car. I reported that to this site last week and have discussed that issue a number of times with 5 dealer employees to no avail. Forward collision avoidance
I was exiting I-490 east to I-390 north at 45 mph and suddenly my Honda CRV forcefully applied the brakes. There was no vehicle in front of me and fortunately there was no vehicle in back of me. But I remember this because it really scared me. This is the only time this has happened. I am reporting this now because of an article I read on AOL titled "Over 1.7M Hondas probed for unexpected automatic braking". Forward collision avoidance
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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