Honda CR-V by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG

Counting owner complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2017 Honda CR-V drew the most (835; most-reported area: engine) and the 2020 the fewest (116).

Data: US EPA and NHTSAUpdated Sep 27, 2026

Every model year since 2016 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 40 mpg combined, arrived in 2023 and has held since. Includes the CR-V Hybrid and the CR-V e:FCEV hydrogen fuel-cell model.

Most and fewest complaints

Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and partial first years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.

Model year	First 3 years	All complaints	Recalls
2017 CR-V Most reported: engine	835	1,768	7
2018 CR-V Most reported: engine	697	2,141	5
2023 CR-V Most reported: steering	570	631	7
2019 CR-V Most reported: forward collision avoidance	296	1,099	8
2022 CR-V Most reported: steering	162	334	6
2016 CR-V Most reported: engine	136	393	3
2021 CR-V Most reported: steering	120	433	5
2020 CR-V Most reported: forward collision avoidance	116	435	9

Year by year

Model year	Best rating	Recalls	Complaints
2026 MPG · Recalls and problems	40 mpg Hybrid	1	143
2025 MPG · Recalls and problems	40 mpg Hybrid	5	276
2024 MPG · Recalls and problems	40 mpg Hybrid	4	477
2023 MPG · Recalls and problems	40 mpg Hybrid	7	631
2022 MPG · Recalls and problems	38 mpg Hybrid	6	334
2021 MPG · Recalls and problems	38 mpg Hybrid	5	433
2020 MPG · Recalls and problems	38 mpg Hybrid	9	435
2019 MPG · Recalls and problems	30 mpg Gas	8	1,099
2018 MPG · Recalls and problems	30 mpg Gas	5	2,141
2017 MPG · Recalls and problems	30 mpg Gas	7	1,768
2016 MPG · Recalls and problems	29 mpg Gas	3	393

Owner complaints by model year

All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.

2017: 1,768 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Honda CR-V
Model year	Complaints
2016	393
2017	1,768
2018	2,141
2019	1,099
2020	435
2021	433
2022	334
2023	631
2024	477
2025	276
2026	143

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 29 to 30 mpg (every year from 2016 to 2026); 30 since 2017. Hybrid: 38 to 40 mpg (2020 to 2026); 40 since 2023.

Best gas version
Best hybrid version

2026: gas 30 mpg · hybrid 40 mpg

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Honda CR-V best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version	Best hybrid version
2016	29	–
2017	30	–
2018	30	–
2019	30	–
2020	30	38
2021	30	38
2022	30	38
2023	30	40
2024	30	40
2025	30	40
2026	30	40

Comparisons

Sources and method

US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 18, 2026.
NHTSA recall file dated Sep 27, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Sep 26, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.