Your vehicle report
2015 Honda CR-V
The problems owners report. The recalls to check. The evidence behind each.
Your vehicle at a glance
Complaint patterns and official recall records, kept distinct.
- Owner complaints
- 673
- Received Nov 2014 to Oct 2026
Owner reports
Most reported problems
- 1Steering wheel shakes violently at highway speed190 complaints · 28% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 2Unintended acceleration despite braking38 complaints · 5.7% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 3Transmission shudders during acceleration at low speeds37 complaints · 5.5% of this vehicle’s complaints
Official NHTSA records
Recalls to check
- Recall #23V858000Honda (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.
- Recall #17V305000Honda (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.
BrakeNews signals
Flagged complaint patterns
Unusual complaint patterns with no matched recall yet. A flag does not mean a recall will happen.
No problems currently meet BrakeNews’s flagging criteria. This is not a safety rating.
How flags are identifiedComplaint counts reflect reports submitted to NHTSA, not failure rates or a reliability ranking. Reported in these complaints: 38 crashes, 4 fires, 23 people injured, 0 deaths.
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Where do owners report problems?
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Showing all 20 listed problems by system.
Engine & powertrain
Brakes
Electrical & lights
Airbags, belts & seats
Steering, suspension & tires
Body, doors & glass
Driver assistance
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Other
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Complaint history
When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.
Show as a table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 244 |
| 2016 | 91 |
| 2017 | 68 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 44 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 (to Oct 2026) | 18 |
| Total | 673 |
Problems owners report
Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.
| Problem | Complaints | Share | Share ratio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering wheel shakes violently at highway speed | 190 | 28% | – | |
| Unintended acceleration despite braking | 38 | 5.7% | 3.1× | |
| Transmission shudders during acceleration at low speeds | 37 | 5.5% | – | |
| Automatic transmission shifts unexpectedly or slips | 36 | 5.3% | 3× | |
| Engine suddenly shuts off while driving | 25 | 3.7% | 4.1× | NHTSA recall #23V858000 |
| Battery drains and dies when parked | 21 | 3.1% | – | |
| Engine won't start or cranks intermittently | 20 | 3.0% | – | |
| Glass shatters or cracks without impact | 15 | 2.2% | – | |
| Airbags fail to deploy in crashes | 13 | 1.9% | – | |
| Suspension clunking or rattling noise over bumps | 12 | 1.8% | – | |
| TPMS valve stems break or leak | 8 | 1.2% | – | |
| CVT transmission fails or loses power | 8 | 1.2% | – | |
| Seat belt fails to latch or retract | 7 | 1.0% | – | |
| Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines | 7 | 1.0% | – | |
| Engine burns excessive oil between changes | 7 | 1.0% | – | |
| Brakes make grinding or squealing noise | 7 | 1.0% | – | |
| Windshield wipers work intermittently or fail | 6 | 0.9% | – | |
| Rear door latch fails to open or close | 6 | 0.9% | – | |
| Fuel pump fails and engine stalls | 6 | 0.9% | 6.8× | NHTSA recall #23V858000 |
| Engine knocking from rod or main bearings | 6 | 0.9% | – | NHTSA recall #15V121000 |
AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.
Recalls
NHTSA recall #23V858000December 18, 20232,490,460 vehicles affected
fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
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.
Remedy
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.
NHTSA recall #17V305000May 4, 201716 vehicles affected
engine
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.
Remedy
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.
NHTSA recall #15V121000March 2, 2015137 vehicles affected
engine and engine cooling: engine
American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured July 29, 2014, to July 31, 2014, 2015 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to January 30, 2015, and 2015 CR-V vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to February 6, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with improperly torqued connecting rod bolts, which can cause the engine to lose power or leak oil.
Loss of engine power may result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If the engine leaks oil in the proximity of hot engine or exhaust components, there is an increased risk of a fire.
Remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine short block, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JP2 (for Accord models) and JP3 (for CR-V models).
Other model years
About this data
NHTSA complaints and recalls through October 2026. Complaints are counted once each, however many components they name. Original complaints are on NHTSA's page for the 2015 Honda CR-V.
Problem groups are formed by AI and may be approximate. BrakeNews flags unusual complaint patterns; they are not official defect findings. Investigation reports are written and checked by AI, with no human review. Owner reports do not establish that a defect exists.
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