2017 Honda CR-V automatic emergency braking problems
343 of the 1,771 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Honda CR-V name the automatic emergency braking (NHTSA’s “Forward Collision Avoidance” heading — forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, including phantom braking). Filed under the same heading: 2 NHTSA investigations. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the automatic emergency braking
Source: NHTSA complaint database6 of the 343 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 8 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 8 · 2020: 2 · 2021: 42 · 2022: 118 · 2023: 65 · 2024: 46 · 2025: 39 · 2026: 23
Half of the 50 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the automatic emergency braking problem between 35,000 and 60,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,771 complaints in all about the 2017 Honda CR-V, 23 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Forward Collision Avoidance” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Honda CR-V automatic emergency braking problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the automatic emergency braking. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The car inappropriately braked, full stop, two times. The last event occurred on jan 9, 2021. We reported both incidents to the dealer. The car was inspected after the first incident in july 2019, and the technician could not replicate. We were informed the car is working as designed.
I was driving down a city street soon after a stop sign so maybe going less than 10-15 MPH. All of a sudden with nothing in front of the car the automatic braking system slammed the car to a complete stop. Luckily there was no one behind me or there may have been an accident
The contact owns a 2017 Honda Cr-V. While driving various speeds, the automatic brake system engaged and all the warning indicators illuminated. Also, the instrument panel lighting would become very bright and then very dark, and the headlights were inoperable. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred intermittently.
The contact owns a 2017 Honda Cr-V. The contact stated that the rear hatch would not open and the engine was difficult to start. Later, while driving approximately 70 MPH, the forward collision avoidance system erroneously activated and caused the vehicle to abruptly stop. The vehicle was taken to flow Honda of burlington (2920 s.
The contact owns a 2017 Honda Cr-V. While driving 25 MPH over road construction/plates, the automatic braking system engaged and a beeping noise was heard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 50,000.
What is on file about the automatic emergency braking
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsNHTSA investigations
- EA24002 Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Brakingopened Apr 15, 2024 · open
- 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 a…
- PE22003 Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Brakingopened Feb 21, 2022 · closed Apr 18, 2024
- 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 a…
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Honda CR-V names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Honda CR-V
Source: the same files- engine problems 541 complaints
- electrical problems 401 complaints
- fuel system problems 378 complaints
- brake problems 177 complaints
- steering problems 65 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre automatic emergency braking problems common on the 2017 Honda CR-V?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 343 owner complaints naming the automatic emergency braking on this model year (19% of everything owners filed about it), and 2 NHTSA investigations are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the automatic emergency braking on the 2017 Honda CR-V?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 7 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do automatic emergency braking problems show up on the 2017 Honda CR-V?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 45,000 miles; half of them between 35,000 and 60,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Forward Collision Avoidance" heading cover?
Forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, including phantom braking. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.