3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2016 Honda CR-V. Owners have filed 393 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Honda dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Honda CR-V. Check your CR-V by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 393 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Honda CR-V, reporting 40 crashes, 4 fires, 36 injuries. Honda has issued at least 85 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 393 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Honda CR-V. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I was in a very low speed fender bender and hit the vehicle in front of me square in the tail end. The airbag needlessly deployed leaving me with a burn and disabled my vehicle. It was a collision that should have been driven away from after the exchange of information.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11656113
“The contact owned a 2016 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH and attempting to avoid colliding with a second vehicle the driver lost control of the steering and crashed into a utility pole.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11605827
“The contact owned a 2016 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped at a red light, it was rear-ended by another vehicle traveling above the posted speed limit.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11568895
“Driver side and left back side airbags deployed while driving on the highway in the fast lane. No impact to the car occurred to lead this to happen. No damaged to the car occurred. No other vehicles were involved.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11568794
“I parked the car and left it running. I exited the car and left the front door standing open. I unbuckled my children and helped my four year old out of the car. I went back to the driver's door, leaned in with my right knee on the seat, and took out the keys.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11548997
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 Honda CR-V is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Honda dealer.