2016 Honda CR-V
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 393 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 17th highest complaint count among 26 CR-V model years with reports.
Of the 2016 reports, 40 involved a crash and 4 involved a fire. 36 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpDec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Campaign 23V858000 on NHTSA.gov
EngineMay 4, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Honda CR-V vehicles that recently received a replacement engine. The replacement engine may have been built with the wrong pistons, potentially affecting the engine's performance.
The reduced performance may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engines and replace the incorrect components, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KF6.
Campaign 17V305000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator moduleOct 29, 2015
American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CR-V vehicles manufactured October 12, 2015, to October 19, 2015. The metal housing surrounding the driver's air bag inflator in these vehicles may have been manufactured incorrectly.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began in November 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda'a number for this recall is JV9.
Campaign 15V714000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
393 reports, newest first.
Other or unspecified, Jun 22, 2018
CAR LOSES COMPLETE POWER FOR 3-6 SECONDS AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN SINCE I BOUGHT NEW. DEALER SAYS EVERYTHING TESTS NORMAL.
Suspension, Jun 11, 2018
REAR WHEEL MISALIGNMENT CAUSING NOISE IN REAR OF VEHICLE AND REAR TIRES TO WEAR OUT. BECAME OBVIOUS AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES.
Engine, Jun 1, 2018
I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN MY OIL LEVEL AND A GASOLINE SMELL ON THE DIPSTICK. TWICE THE DEALER CHANGED MY OIL AND FILTER--AT NO CHARGE--BUT NO FIX. THERE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES IF THE DILUTED OIL FAILS TO PERFORM PROPERLY AND THE ENGINE SEIZES.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, May 29, 2018
OIL ISSUE..THERE SEEMS TO BE A RECALL ON HONDA VEHICLES IN CHINA DUE TO GASOLINE FLOWING INTO THE OIL..MY SON WAS CHECKING THE OIL AND IT SMELLS LIKE GAS...I HOPE THIS DOES NOT CASE A FIRE HAZARD AS MY OIL NOW HAS BECOME GASOLINE. YET NO RECALL IN AMERICA WHY?
Air bags, Apr 18, 2018
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR CONTAINS DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS MADE BY TAKATA CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES TAKATA.
Power train, Structure, Other or unspecified, Apr 16, 2018
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VERY ROUGH WHEN IDLE IN DRIVE GEAR. SPECIFICALLY, THE ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN DRIVE GEAR AND ALL ACCESSORIES TURNED OFF AND WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED ITS OPTIMUM (FULLY WARMED UP ENGINE). THE ISSUE GOES AWAY IF THE RPM IS RAISED (WHEN STATIONARY AND IN DRIVE GEAR) BY TURNING ON ANY ACCESSORY LIKE FAN OR REAR DEFROSTER ETC. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE IN HONDA CR-V 2015 AND WAS ADMITTED AS "MODE 1 VIBRATIONS" BY HONDA. HONDA PUT OUT A FIX FOR CR-V 2015 BY TSB 15-046. A LOT OF HONDA 2016 CR-V INCLUDING MY VEHICLE IS SHOWING EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT HONDA IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE A FIX FOR 2016 CR-V VIBRATION ISSUE CITING IT AS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE". THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS DURING IDLE ARE CAUSING HEADACHES AND SIGNIFICANT JITTERS IN THE BODY DURING EXCESSIVE STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. ALSO, THE OWNERS OF THESE VIBRATING 2016 CR-VS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT LONGETIVITY OF TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, ENGINE MOUNTS AND OTHER MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS DUE TO THIS HIGH ENGINE VIBRATIONS. NHTSA SHOULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE TO PROVIDING A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. FOLLOWING ARE THE LINKS TO VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE SEARCH. YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8HYJ_Q-7YEG HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OKQUU5KLDF0 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NUVOSS97_DW&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SMVTCLN2UTE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RGKW_UJH7KS HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=W_BRQYZPAXI HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CR-V/2016/ENGINE/VIBRATION_AT_IDLE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CRVOWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUMS/11-SHOPPIN-TEST-DRIVIN/96506-2016-CRV-VIBRATION-ISSUE-FIXED.HTML
Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 11, 2018
GAS FUMES IN PASSENGER CABIN. WE GET GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER CABIN ON A REGULAR BASIS. NO GAS LEAKING ON GROUND THAT WE CAN SEE. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AFTER CAR HAS BEEN IDLING FOR A BIT. GAS FUMES STAY IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Apr 3, 2018
CAR HORN DO NOT WORK, CONTROLS ON CAR STEER WHEEL DOES NOT WORK.
Wheels, Mar 29, 2018
THIS VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TIRES ON IT. THE FIRST SIDE WALL BLOW OUT OCCURRED AT ABOUT 16000 MILES. THIS TIRE WAS REPLACE BY ME AT MY COST. THE SECOND TIRE WAS A SIDEWALL BLOW OUT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AT 40MPH. AFTER NOTING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT MY COST. THE TIRE INFLATION WAS CHECKED BOTH TIMES BEFORE THE BLOW OUTS AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS GOOD. THESE TIRES ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS. CHECKING THE PRESSURE MANUALLY, THE TIRES HAD PROPER PRESSURE IN THEM. DEAR WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRENCH TIRES. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON HONDA'S PART.
Air bags, Service brakes, Mar 27, 2018, crash
DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT 2016
Electrical system, Feb 26, 2018, crash
HI EVERYONE, I HAD A FEW TYPO'S. 1). THE ELECTORAL DIDN'T PASS AND AMERICAN HONDA WOULDN'T HELP. THANKS
Electrical system, Feb 26, 2018, crash
ON 02/12/2016 I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AT THAT MOMENT, THEM I WENT TO TURN MY 2016 CRV IT WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES PER HOUR, BUT THE CRV WOULD NOT STOP, THE CAR ONLY HAD 3,924 MILE TOO. SO I HIT MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE DOOR AND SIDE OF HER HOME AND THE CAR STOP AFTER IT WENT OVER HER FOUNDATION OF HER HOME. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT I WAS PRESSING AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THIS ALL TOOK ABOUT 20 SECONDS, TO FAST. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECK WHICH MECHANICALLY PASS ALL TEST 100%. BUT ON THE ELECTORAL DID PASS. 2 CODE CAME UP. 1). U300616 - POWER SOURCE FAILURE FOR ECU (LOW VOLTAGE) FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND THE SAME CODE FOR TIRE PRESSURE. SO IT NOT THE MECHANIC OF THE CRV IT'S THE ECU BOX THE BOX WHICH EVERYTHING GOES THRU. SO IT'S ELECTRICAL NOT MECHANICAL. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE 2016 CRV SHOULD BE RECALLED ON THE ECU BOX. I NEVER WILL DRIVE THE CRV AGAIN. YOU COULD REALLY KILL SOMEONE. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD LOOK DEEP INTO THIS AND HAVE A RECALL. I DID CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION AND THEY DID RESEARCH IT, BUT I WAS GOING ON THAT IT WAS MECHANICAL NOT ELECTRICAL. AMERICAN HONDA WOULD HELP. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, SO I HOPE THE NHTSA LOOKS INTO THIS.
Seats, Feb 19, 2018
WHILE IDLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, FRONT TWO SEATS SHAKE QUITE A BIT TO MAKE US NERVOUS. BUT WHEN TURN HEADLIGHT ON, THAT SHAKE REDUCED BY 80%. BUT ONE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF/DAYTIME, ITS SHAKES AGAIN AFTER ONCE BREAK APPLIED
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Feb 13, 2018
FROM NEW, THE CABIN FILLS WITH NOXIOUS GAS FUMES. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAYS HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT AS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF A FIX. UNACCEPTABLE FROM HONDA
Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 19, 2018
ON 4/7/17 & 1/8/18 MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASHBOARD - BRAKE SYSTEM; SOME FEATURES MIGHT NOT FUNCTION. VEHICLE MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN SNOWY WEATHER. TOLD BY DEALER WILL OCCUR WHEN SLUSHY OUTSIDE. DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE WAY TO DRIVE IN SNOWY WEATHER. ON 1/9 /18 CAMERA FOR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TOLD BY DEALER JUST AN GLITCH
Air bags, Jan 9, 2018, crash
TAKATA RECALL: I AM PUTTING IN A CLAIM FOR THE CAR, HONDA CR-V 2016. THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR AIR BAG DEFECTS. I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Electrical system, Jan 9, 2018
REAR TRUNK / HATCH WILL NOT OPEN WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING. HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES. DEALER DUPLICATED THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE SWITCH STATING THAT THEY VERIFIED COMMUNICATION WAS LOST TO THE SWITCH WHEN COLD. THE ISSUE STILL OCCURS EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT, BUT DEALER STATES ALL THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE AGAIN BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY HONDA.
Other or unspecified, Jan 4, 2018
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN WARM WEATHER I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION LIKE SOMETHING HAD HIT THE CAR. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE. LATER THAT DAY I DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. I DID NOT HAVE IT ELEVATED OR OPEN WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY THE PROTECTOR WAS CLOSED SO I WAS NOT INJURED. I HAVE READ IN CONSUMER REPORTS THAT THIS IS A ISSUE WITH VEHICLES. I DO NOT SEE HOW A ROCK OR ANYTHING COULD HAVE SMASHED MY SUNROOM. IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO COME DOWN VERTICALLY. I FOUND NO FOREIGN DEBRIS AMONG THE GLASS. IT COST ME A $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE IT FIXED.
Electrical system, Jan 1, 2018
WHEN TEMPERATURES GET COLD, THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH WILL NOT WORK. THIS CAUSES THE OWNER TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE TRUNK
Electrical system, Dec 31, 2017
OEM BATTERY FAILURES. CAR WOULD NOT START. STOPPED ON CITY STREET. SAFETY ISSUE. FAILED AT HOME TOO. MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
Other or unspecified, Dec 26, 2017
MY SUNROOF SUDDENTLY EXPLODED AND LEFT A REALLY BIG HOLE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND IT WAS VERY WINDY OUTSIDE. I CHECKED AND SAW THERE WAS NOTHING FALLING DOWN THAT CAN CAUSED THE GLASS BROKEN. THE GLASS WAS PUSHED UP AND OUTWARD. THE SLIDER WAS CLOSED WHEN IT EXPLODED
Air bags, Visibility/wiper, Dec 25, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. I HACE PROBLEMS. I NOTICE THE AIR BAG NO WORKING. LIGTHS ARE OFF ALL THE TIME. I AM A DRIVER FOR UBER. WHEN IM DRIVING THE LIGHT IS OFF. TURN OFF. I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I AM VERY WORRIED. PLEASE CONTACT ME. I PREFER TALK IN SPANISH.
Air bags, Dec 17, 2017
TAKATA RECALL
Air bags, Dec 13, 2017
TAKATA RECALL
Exterior lighting, Dec 13, 2017
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SIX TIMES SINCE THE END OF OCTOBER, 2017. WAS TOLD HONDA HAS TO WORK ON A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. WAS TOLD TO VISUALLY INSPECT TIRES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT LOW ON PRESSURE. HOW CAN YOU TELL IF THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM IF THE SYSTEM ISN'T CHECKED PROPERLY EACH TIME THE TPMS LIGHT COMES ON WHICH WOULD BE FREQUENTLY.