Honda

CR-V

Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD · model years 1997 to 2027

Includes CR-V 2WD, CR-V 4WD, CR-V AWD and 5 more as listed by the EPA.

See all 96 CR-V trims All Honda cars

The verdict

Best year: 2027. complaints: 0, below this model's typical 798; recalls: 0, below this model's typical 5.

Worst year: 2007. complaints: 887, about 2.8x this model's typical 319; recalls: 12, about 2.4x this model's typical 5.

Year by year

Year by year summary for the Honda CR-V
Year	Trims	MPG	HP	Fuel cost	Recalls	Complaints	Investigations	TSBs	Top complaints
1997	1Gas	21	no data	$2,950	2	108	0	no data	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25%, AIR BAGS 22%, SEATS 7%
complaints: 108, below this model's typical 160 recalls: 2, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 5 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 71 of 100, where higher is better.
1998	3Gas	21	no data	$2,950	3	128	0	no data	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 28%, AIR BAGS 14%, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 7%
complaints: 128, below this model's typical 479 recalls: 3, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 12 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 70 of 100, where higher is better.
1999	6Gas	21	no data	$2,950	3	127	0	no data	AIR BAGS 19%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18%, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 11%
complaints: 127, below this model's typical 958 recalls: 3, below this model's typical 5 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 7 Score: 65 of 100, where higher is better.
2000	3Gas	21	no data	$2,950	2	129	0	no data	AIR BAGS 29%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 10%
complaints: 129, below this model's typical 479 recalls: 2, below this model's typical 5 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 8 complaints reporting a fire: 5 Score: 59 of 100, where higher is better.
2001	3Gas	21	no data	$2,950	1	142	0	no data	AIR BAGS 33%, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 15%, ENGINE 6%
complaints: 142, below this model's typical 479 recalls: 1, below this model's typical 5 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 9 complaints reporting a fire: 3 Score: 60 of 100, where higher is better.
2002	3Gas	21	no data	$2,950	15	515	0	no data	AIR BAGS 22%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 15%, EXTERIOR LIGHTING 9%
complaints: 515, above this model's typical 479 recalls: 15, about 3x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 48 complaints reporting a fire: 17 Score: 22 of 100, where higher is better.
2003	3Gas	21	no data	$2,950	13	468	0	no data	AIR BAGS 22%, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 15%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11%
complaints: 468, below this model's typical 479 recalls: 13, about 2.6x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 39 complaints reporting a fire: 25 Score: 23 of 100, where higher is better.
2004	3Gas	21	no data	$2,950	12	501	0	no data	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 24%, AIR BAGS 17%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12%
complaints: 501, above this model's typical 479 recalls: 12, about 2.4x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 31 complaints reporting a fire: 39 Score: 22 of 100, where higher is better.
2005	3Gas	22	no data	$2,850	12	479	0	no data	AIR BAGS 22%, EXTERIOR LIGHTING 21%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13%
complaints: 479, in line with this model's typical 479 recalls: 12, about 2.4x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 29 complaints reporting a fire: 18 Score: 26 of 100, where higher is better.
2006	3Gas	22	no data	$2,850	12	398	0	no data	EXTERIOR LIGHTING 23%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 15%, AIR BAGS 14%
complaints: 398, below this model's typical 479 recalls: 12, about 2.4x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 22 complaints reporting a fire: 16 Score: 29 of 100, where higher is better.
2007	2Gas	22.5	no data	$2,775	12	887	0	no data	AIR BAGS 23%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 23%, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 20%
complaints: 887, about 2.8x this model's typical 319 recalls: 12, about 2.4x this model's typical 5 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 23 complaints reporting a fire: 4 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2008	2Gas	22.5	no data	$2,775	11	962	0	no data	AIR BAGS 27%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18%, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 16%
complaints: 962, about 3x this model's typical 319 recalls: 11, about 2.2x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 43 complaints reporting a fire: 3 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2009	2Gas	22.5	no data	$2,775	12	386	0	no data	AIR BAGS 40%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%, STRUCTURE 9%
complaints: 386, above this model's typical 319 recalls: 12, about 2.4x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 16 complaints reporting a fire: 2 Score: 21 of 100, where higher is better.
2010	2Gas	23.5	180	$2,650	15	481	0	77	AIR BAGS 37%, ENGINE 9%, STRUCTURE 8%
complaints: 481, about 1.5x this model's typical 319 recalls: 15, about 3x this model's typical 5 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 16 complaints reporting a fire: 2 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.3 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2011	2Gas	23.5	no data	$2,650	13	554	0	73	AIR BAGS 45%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8%
complaints: 554, about 1.7x this model's typical 319 recalls: 13, about 2.6x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 12 complaints reporting a fire: 2 Score: 3 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.3 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2012	2Gas	25.5	185	$2,450	3	403	3 (1 open)	68	ENGINE 17%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10%
complaints: 403, above this model's typical 319 recalls: 3, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 24 complaints reporting a fire: 4 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 43 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.3 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2013	2Gas	25.5	no data	$2,450	2	382	2 (1 open)	60	ENGINE 19%, POWER TRAIN 19%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10%
complaints: 382, above this model's typical 319 recalls: 2, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 13 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 52 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.4 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2014	2Gas	25.5	no data	$2,450	1	587	2 (1 open)	61	ENGINE 24%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%
complaints: 587, about 1.8x this model's typical 319 recalls: 1, below this model's typical 5 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 3 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 34 complaints reporting a fire: 7 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.3 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2015	2Gas	28.5	185	$2,175	3	672	2 (1 open)	82	ENGINE 25%, POWER TRAIN 15%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 15%
complaints: 672, about 2.1x this model's typical 319 recalls: 3, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 23 complaints reporting a fire: 4 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 18 of 100, where higher is better.
2016	2Gas	28	185	$2,225	3	393	1	59	ENGINE 19%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 12%
complaints: 393, above this model's typical 319 recalls: 3, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 36 complaints reporting a fire: 4 Score: 52 of 100, where higher is better.
2017	4Gas	28.5	no data	$2,175	7	1,773	2 (1 open)	233	ENGINE 20%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 15%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 13%
complaints: 1773, about 2.8x this model's typical 639 recalls: 7, above this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 36 complaints reporting a fire: 4 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2018	4Gas	28.5	no data	$2,175	5	2,156	3 (1 open)	228	ENGINE 18%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 13%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 13%
complaints: 2156, about 3.4x this model's typical 639 recalls: 5, in line with this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 47 complaints reporting a fire: 2 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 7 of 100, where higher is better.
2019	4Gas	28.5	no data	$2,175	8	1,103	3 (1 open)	206	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 20%, STEERING 13%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11%
complaints: 1103, about 1.7x this model's typical 639 recalls: 8, about 1.6x this model's typical 5 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 35 complaints reporting a fire: 2 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2020	3Gas, Hybrid	30	no data	$2,100	9	437	4 (2 open)	212	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 16%, ENGINE 11%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%
complaints: 437, below this model's typical 479 recalls: 9, about 1.8x this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 20 complaints reporting a fire: 2 open NHTSA investigations: 2 Score: 24 of 100, where higher is better.
2021	3Gas, Hybrid	30	no data	$2,100	5	438	4 (2 open)	147	STEERING 20%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 18%, ENGINE 11%
complaints: 438, below this model's typical 479 recalls: 5, in line with this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 18 complaints reporting a fire: 1 open NHTSA investigations: 2 Score: 40 of 100, where higher is better.
2022	3Gas, Hybrid	30	no data	$2,100	6	339	4 (2 open)	64	STEERING 34%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 13%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8%
complaints: 339, below this model's typical 479 recalls: 6, above this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 9 complaints reporting a fire: 2 open NHTSA investigations: 2 Score: 40 of 100, where higher is better.
2023	4Gas, Hybrid	33.5	190	$1,900	7	631	1	92	STEERING 50%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 6%, LANE DEPARTURE 5%
complaints: 631, below this model's typical 639 recalls: 7, above this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 22 complaints reporting a fire: 2 Score: 47 of 100, where higher is better.
2024	4Gas, Hybrid	33.5	190	$1,900	4	480	1	93	STEERING 22%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 9%
complaints: 480, below this model's typical 639 recalls: 4, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 18 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 61 of 100, where higher is better.
2025	5Electric, Gas, Hybrid	37	190	$2,025	4	283	0	48	STEERING 15%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 10%
complaints: 283, below this model's typical 798 recalls: 4, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 27 complaints reporting a fire: 6 Score: 67 of 100, where higher is better.
2026	6Electric, Gas, Hybrid	36	no data	$1,900	1	154	0	no data	UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14%, VISIBILITY/WIPER 12%
complaints: 154, below this model's typical 958 recalls: 1, below this model's typical 5 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 6 complaints reporting a fire: 4 Score: 80 of 100, where higher is better.
2027	5Gas, Hybrid	35	no data	$1,900	0	0	0	no data	no data
complaints: 0, below this model's typical 798 recalls: 0, below this model's typical 5 Score: 95 of 100, where higher is better.

How the numbers moved

Combined MPG, median1997: 21 to 2027: 35

Owner complaints1997: 108 to 2027: 0

How we score each year

We compare each year of the Honda CR-V to the model's own typical numbers, not to other cars. A year reads solid when its recalls, owner complaints, and federal investigations sit at or below what is typical for this model, mixed when some of those numbers run above typical, and avoid when they run far above it. Deaths, reported fires, and an NHTSA advisory to park outside count against a year no matter what this model's baseline looks like.

A year is scored only when NHTSA has both complaint and recall counts for it. Complaint data often lags for the newest years, so a recent year can read not enough data even while its recall count already shows in the table. When the history is too thin, we say not enough data instead of guessing. Service bulletins are routine maintenance guidance from the manufacturer and do not lower a year's score.

Scores run 0 to 100, higher is better. Recall, complaint, and investigation figures come from NHTSA records. Fuel economy, fuel cost, and horsepower figures come from the EPA, shown as the median across the year's trims.

Information is gathered on a best-effort basis from public sources, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not purchasing or financial advice. Verify with the manufacturer or dealer before buying.