47 complaints reported

2016 Honda CR-V UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
47
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2019

RATTLING NOISE IN THE RIGHT SIDE/ BEHIND THE DASH BOARD WHEN THE A/C AND HEATER IS ON. IN ADDITION, THE A/C AND HEATER OFTEN GO OFF AND ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
Dec 2018

REAR HATCH WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE BY PUSH BUTTON IN COLD WEATHER AND DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW GRINDS GOING UP AND DOWN (HAD THIS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED 4 TIMES)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2018
Nov 2018

WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT IN DRIVE/IDLE WITH BRAKE ENGAGED, THE CAR VIBRATES SEVERELY. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CRV IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER SAYS NO FIX AVAILABLE .I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2016 HONDA CRV OWNERS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2018
Nov 2018

HATCH WILL NOT OPEN IN COLD WEATHER 40 DEGREES OR LOWER

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2017
Aug 2018

MY 2016 HONDA CRV WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING DRIVEN AROUND ALL DAY. LATER THAT DAY I WENT TO PUT SOMETHING IN MY HATCH AREA WHEN I NOTICED THE REAR HATCH GLASS HAD EXPLODED OUT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CAUSE. THE CAR HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2018
Aug 2018

WHILE DRIVING ALL WARNING LIGHTS AND INDICATORS COME ON. WEST BROAD HONDA UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR FIX, DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED 30ERRORS. THESE INCL. BRAKES AND STEERING. THEY HAVE TRIED TWICE AND NOW SAY THEY CANNOT TRY ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS NOT SATISFACTORY. THE DATE STARTED S THE FIRST TIME THEY TRIED TO FIX

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2018
Aug 2018

THE TIRE MONITORING PRESSURE SYSTEM ON MY 2016 HONDA CRV HAS ALARMED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 10 DAYS WITH NO SIGNIFICANT TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM FOUND. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT BECAUSE I HAD REPLACED THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL, NOT SIZE TIRE, THE TPMS IS PRONE TO FREQUENT FALSE ALARMS. DUE TO SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH, I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF A HONDA SOFTWARE TSB14-006 THAT SHOULD REMEDY MY PROBLEM. SHOULD HONDA NOTIFY ME OF THIS UPDATE?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2018
Jun 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2018
Apr 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2017
Dec 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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2017
Nov 2017

SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE WE HAVE SMELLED FUEL WITHIN THE PASSENGER AREA COMING FROM THE FRESH AIR VENTS. WE MUST ACTUALLY AIR OUT OUR GARAGE (WHICH HAS NO OTHER SOURCES OF GASOLINE WITHIN) IN ORDER TO GET THE SMELL OUT OF THE GARAGE. THIS PROCESS BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT DURING OUR WISCONSIN WINTER. THE DEALERSHIP IMPLIED THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR A FIX TO THE PROBLEM BUT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. IN CALIFORNIA BELIEVES THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. AT NO TIME IS THE ODOR OF FUEL OR EXHAUST IN THE PASSENGER CABIN ACCEPTABLE OR SAFE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2016
Oct 2017

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HEARD A LOUD POP, WHICH STARTLED MY WIFE AND INFANT SON. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND SO I SLOWLY OPENED THE SUNROOF VISOR AND NOTICED THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2017
Aug 2017

ONCE MY CAR HIT APPROX. 15000 MILES THE TPMS KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HONDA SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERY TIME I GET IT BACK THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE, I.E NO SLOW LEAKS ETC.. BUT SHORTLY THERE AFTER SOMETIMES THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. MOST RECENTLY I DROVE FOR ABOUT A MONTH WITH NO ISSUES BUT THEN THIS WEEK IT CAME BACK ON. I WENT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND IT WAS WITHIN A 1LB OF WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I AM ABLE TO RECALIBRATE , BUTTON ON DASH AND THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. HONDA INSISTS IT IS JUST VERY SENSITIVE. I HAVE READ ABOUT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS TPMS SYSTEM. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING IT IF YOU CAN'T TRUST WHAT IT IS TELLING YOU.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2017
Apr 2017

MY 2016 CRV HAS A STRONG ODOR OF UNBURNED FUEL. IT IS SO STRONG IT PREVENTS US FROM DRIVING. THE ODOR CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2017
Mar 2017

ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, AND THE HVAC SYSTEM IS ON (A/C ON / OFF IS NOT RELEVANT) DOES THE CABIN BEGIN TO FILL WITH THE SMELL OF GASOLINE (NOT EXHAUST, BUT UNBURNED FUEL). *CN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2017
Feb 2017

STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN MY NEW 2016 HONDA CR-V WHEN I START IT UP AND IT SMELLS FOR AWHILE WHILE DRIVING IT THEN WHEN I STOP AND START I SMELL IT ALL OVER AGAIN. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS CAR. READ ONLINE A LOT OF 2016 HONDA CR-V OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE AFTER TAKING IT TO THE HONDA DEALER. I'M TAKING MINE TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY BUT VERY WORRIED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD INVOLVE A FIRE OR WORSE. I'M PLANNING ON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A LONG TRIP THIS SUMMER NOW IM VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA AND PURCHASING THIS NEW VEHICLE. I BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE SO I DO NOT HAVE CAR PROBLEMS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2017
Feb 2017

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND IN THE GARAGE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY EVIDENT WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2017
Feb 2017

PURCHASED A 2016 CR-V IN NOVEMBER 2016 AND WITHIN A DAY THE CABIN OF OUR BRAND NEW VEHICLE FILLS WITH NOXIOUS GAS FUMES FROM A COLD START. THE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG, AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE FUEL SMELL WILL LESSEN AND ON OCCASION THE SMELL WILL DISSIPATE COMPLETELY. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG WE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMELL. THIS ATTEMPT WAS NOT FROM A COLD START. SECOND TIME WE LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT SO THEY COULD EVALUATE FROM A COLD START. THE SERVICE TECH STATED HE COULD SMELL THE ODOR IN THE CABIN. HONDA TECH WAS CALLED BY THE TECHNICIAN AND I HAD TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT THE COMPLAINT. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND WE COULD TAKE OUR CAR HOME AND WAIT FOR HONDA TO REPLY. THIRD TIME WE BASICALLY SAID WE DID NOT WANT THIS CAR IF YOU CANNOT FIX IT AND THEY GAVE US A LOANER CAR, A 2015 CR-V WHICH DOES NOT HAVE ANY ODOR. STILL WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO CALL US WITH A SOLUTION. THIS WAS OUR FIRST HONDA PURCHASE. REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY PREVIOUS CAR MANUFACTURER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2017
Jan 2017

THERE IS A STRONG NOXIOUS GASOLINE SMELL FILLING THE CABIN WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY HONDA HAS KNOW OF THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME AND HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN THE LAST YEAR. DESPITE THIS, THEY KNOWING SOLD US THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCLOSING THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM (HOPKINS HONDA IN MINNESOTA) AND THEY CONFIRMED THE SMELL AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A CONFIRMED PROBLEM, BUT STATED THAT THERE IS NO FIX AND THAT HONDA IS TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. IN THE MEANTIME MY FAMILY AND I ARE FORCED TO INHALE THIS FUMES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF MY FAMILY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2017
Sep 2016

SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. I CANNOT DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 15 MIN AND MY RIGHT LEG IS NUMB AND I HAVE PAIN IN THE RIGHT BUTTOCKS. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MOVE AROUND TO RELIEVE THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2016
Jul 2016

I BOUGHT A 2016 CRV TOURING TWO MONTH AGO, THE NEXT DAY I REALIZED THE ENTIRE CAR HAS A STRONG VIBRATION, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ISSUE IT WAS FOR THE 2015 CRVS , I HAVE THE SAME VIBRATION. I'M SO FRUSTRATED THEY SAID ITS NORMAL BUT IS NOT! I SEARCHED ON YOUTUBE AND OTHER OWNERS ARE GOING THROUGH THIS TOO. WHEN I. TURN OFF THE A/C THE REVS GOES TO 500 AND THE VIBRATION INCREASE, THE AC IS NOT GOOD IT DOESN'T BLOW COOL AIR ( I HAVE A 2010 GRAND VITARA AND THE AC WORKS BETTER)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2016
Jan 2016

I BOUGHT A 2016 TOURING CRV IN DECEMBER. THE VIBRATION ISSUE THAT PLAGUED THE 2015 CRV IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED IN THE 2016 MODELS. WELL, IT'S NOT. I DIDN'T FEEL IT WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR, BUT THE ONE I GOT CLEARLY VIBRATES WHEN AT IDLE. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL. WELL, I'VE DRIVEN LOTS OF CARS IN MY LIFE, AND IT IS NOT NORMAL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2015

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The 2016 Honda CR-V has 47 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.