P0441 on Honda vehicles The evaporative purge is not flowing the way it should
P0441 is named on 34 Honda model years (2017–2026): 94 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across CR-V, Pilot, Odyssey, Passport, Ridgeline.
Which Honda model years name P0441
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Honda owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
My engine light came on, and the codes reported were P0441 P04F1 U0401 and P0172
Honda filings that name P0441
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Honda filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0441. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- APaS03272020903 Service bulletin2020-03-27 · Fuel System, Gasoline
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2020 CR-Vs with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- APaS10022020 Service bulletin2020-10-02 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018 CR-V AWDs with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- APaS10172020 Service bulletin2020-10-17 · Equipment
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018 CR-V AWDs with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- A21-081 Service bulletin2021-10-26 · Electrical System
- Service Bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTCs P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) P04F1 (EVAP System Low Purge Flow Detected).
- A21-081 Service bulletin2021-11-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTCs P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) P04F1 (EVAP System Low Purge Flow Detected).
- APaS03302021910 Service bulletin2021-03-30 · Equipment
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2020 Odysseys, Passports, Pilots & Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a re
- APaS04222021905 Service bulletin2021-04-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2020 Odysseys, Passports, Pilots & Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a re
- A23-091 Service bulletin2023-12-15 · Fuel System, Gasoline
- Service Bulletin - Due to variations in the purge control solenoid valve spring, the valve wears unevenly and intermittently sticks. This may result in setting DTC P0441 (Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Purge Flow Malfunction).
- A21-081 Service bulletin2021-11-13 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTCs P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) P04F1 (EVAP System Low Purge Flow Detected).
- ATI&04152026904 Other2026-04-15 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting
- ATI&04292026901 Other2026-04-29 · Engine
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting
- ATI&05122026902 Other2026-05-13 · Engine
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P0441 (EVAP System Purge Flow Malfunction) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting
What P0441 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe evaporative purge is not flowing the way it should.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Honda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0441 a known problem on Honda vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 94 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports naming P0441 on 34 Honda model years (2017–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Honda models does P0441 appear on most?
2018 CR-V (13 documents), 2020 CR-V (5 documents), 2019 CR-V (5 documents).
Does P0441 on a Honda mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.