AutoUtility currently tracks 1083 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Honda CR-V. Driver Assistance & Safety Tech issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 314 complaints (29% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 30 filings cite a crash, 2 cite a fire, 31 report one or more injuries, 1 reports one or more fatalities.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 1083 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (314 reports • 29% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Fuel & Propulsion System (253), Steering System (192)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 30 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 31 injury filings • 1 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
1083
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
30
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
2
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
31
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
1
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2019 Honda CR-V

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 29% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

314 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 8 crash reports 🩹 17 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 23.4% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

253 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports
#3 Problem Area 17.7% of complaints

Steering System

192 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#4 Problem Area 14.5% of complaints

Electrical System

157 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report 🩹 1 injury report entry
#5 Problem Area 9.3% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

101 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 9 crash reports 🩹 9 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Honda CR-V

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 2.7% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

29 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Steering System 1.8% of complaints

Steering Sticking, Binding or Assist Loss

20 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech 1.3% of complaints

Unexpected / Phantom Automatic Braking

14 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Fuel & Propulsion System 1.2% of complaints

Fuel Pump Failure / Fuel Leak & Odor

13 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Electrical System 0.4% of complaints

12V Battery Parasitic Drain / Dead Battery

4 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Honda CR-V

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11760112
Filed: 08/27/2026

"The contact owns a 2019 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that vehicle was displaying the warning message "Airbag System SRS Problem". The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V332000 (Air Bags); however, VIN number was not included. The dealer was contacted; however vehicle..."

Incident Date: 08/03/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11759481
Filed: 08/25/2026

"The vehicle developed an intermittent crank/no-start condition and later stalled after being driven home. An independent repair facility diagnosed the vehicle before it was taken to Honda and documented no fuel pressure at the fuel rail and diagnostic trouble code P0087 for low fuel pressure. The..."

Incident Date: 08/10/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Steering System NHTSA ODI ID: #11758315
Filed: 08/20/2026

"When turning left, steering fails to correct to neutral, resulting in the driver having to force the vehicle to the right to maintain a straight path. Steering wheel sticks. Honda dealership confirmed the issue and problem needed steering gearbox replacement. Issue is related to recalls in other..."

Incident Date: 02/04/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: STEERING
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11757801
Filed: 08/18/2026

"I was driving at 70mph on the highway when the dashboard started to display a series of problem notifications (Brake Problem, Hill Start Problem, Power Steering Problem…, etc.). The vehicle also went into “limp mode” and slowed down to 35-40mph max. This was very dangerous given the other traffic..."

Incident Date: 08/15/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Steering System NHTSA ODI ID: #11757240
Filed: 08/16/2026

"While driving at highway speeds (approx. 55–70 mph) in a straight line, the vehicle's electronic power steering experiences a dangerous 'binding' or 'sticky' sensation. The steering wheel feels momentarily caught or locked into place when attempting to make minor lane corrections. Breaking the..."

Incident Date: 08/01/2020 • Raw NHTSA Component: STEERING
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Honda CR-V

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Honda CR-V 669 38 3 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Honda CR-V 389 40 3 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Honda CR-V 1757 42 7 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Honda CR-V 2124 46 5 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Honda CR-V Current Page 1083 30 8 Current
2020 Honda CR-V 421 25 9 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Honda CR-V 422 19 5 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Honda CR-V 326 12 6 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Honda CR-V 622 22 7 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Honda CR-V 464 29 4 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Honda CR-V 268 34 4 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Honda CR-V 0 0 1 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Honda CR-V

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 120 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 198 4 0 14 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 128 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 110 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 75 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 67 0 0 1 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 54 0 0 1 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 47 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 40 1 0 3 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS,COMMUNICATION 33 1 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 23 2 0 2 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 21 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 18 7 1 6 1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 15 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 15 0 0 1 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 13 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 8 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 8 3 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 8 0 0 0 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS 8 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 6 0 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 6 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 5 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 5 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 5 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 4 1 0 1 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4 0 0 0 0
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 4 1 0 0 0
LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 4 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 4 1 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 3 0 0 0 0
Equipment & Accessories NHTSA category: EQUIPMENT 3 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 3 0 1 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 3 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE 2 2 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 2 0 0 0 0
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT,COMMUNICATION 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 1 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
Lane Departure Warning NHTSA category: LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
OTHER/I AM NOT SURE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS,ENGINE,COMMUNICATION 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,COMMUNICATION 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,COMMUNICATION 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,WHEELS,EQUIPMENT 1 1 0 1 0
STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 1 0 1 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (1083). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (3)

1 OPEN 2 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
OPEN Engineering Analysis (EA) ODI Action #EA24002
Opened: 2024-04-15 • Currently Active

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

Affected Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

On February 21, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE22003) to assess reports of inadvertent activation of the Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), an automatic emergency braking (AEB) system, in model year 2017-2019 Honda CR-V and 2018-2019 Honda Accord vehicles.  The reports allege that activation of the AEB system occurs while driving with no apparent obstruction in the vehicle's forward path...

Active federal investigation. Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE22011
Opened: 2022-11-28 • Closed: 2024-07-22

Rear Differential Seizure

Affected Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

On November 29, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE 22-011 after reviewing field reports alleging rear differential seizure in 2018-2022MY Honda CR-V and HR-V vehicles equipped with all wheel drive. To date, ODI has not received any consumer complaints. Some of the field reports received alleged the vehicle’s wheels locked up with no warning while the vehicle was in motion. These vehicles were towed to a dealership. Examin...

Closed without associated recall campaign. Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE22003
Opened: 2022-02-21 • Closed: 2024-04-18

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

Affected Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

On February 21, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE22003) to assess reports of inadvertent activation of the Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), an automatic emergency braking (AEB) system, in model year 2017-2019 Honda CR-V and 2018-2019 Honda Accord vehicles.  The reports allege that activation of the AEB system occurs while driving with no apparent obstruction in the vehicle's forward path...

Closed without associated recall campaign. Official NHTSA File →

Related Official Reports for 2019 Honda CR-V

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.